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Friday, August 30, 2019
Volume 15 • Issue No. 35
Go Fly a Kite at Annual Capriccio Kite & Music Festivals OGUNQUIT There are 300 kites lovingly assembled by Ogunquit Rotary Club members awaiting decorators and flying enthusiasts to help them take to the sky for the 21st Annual Capriccio Kite Festival on Saturday September 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free and open to the public, the event begins on Ogunquit’s main beach where kids are encouraged to bring their parents for a delightful morning of creating one-of-a-kind kite flying experiences. In addition
to showcasing the 300 hand-designed kites, the event also features homemade treats, prizes, a musical performance by Capriccio Music Festival favorite Andy Happel and the chance to see the fancy flyers launched by the pros from KONE (Kites Over New England), the Nor’Easters, kite flyers from Maine, and the AKA (American Kitefliers Association). All morning the excitement builds for high noon, when all the kites take to the air for a mass ascension! The Capriccio Kite Festival
schedule is as follows: 9 a.m. Kite decorating begins; 10-11:30 a.m. – Andy Happel performance; 12 p.m. Mass ascension, all kites take to the sky; 12:30 p.m. onward, prizes awarded. For more information on the kite festival, contact Tracy Smith at 207-646-2261 or email at oguncam@ hotmail.com. Proceeds from donations raised at the event will go to support the Ogunquit Rotary Club’s See KITES page 7...
New Life for Vintage Nagasaki Tram KENNEBUNKPORT Due to incredible support from the local community, the Seashore Trolley Museum is excited to announce the completion of the first restoration phase of Nagasaki Tram 134. This was made possible due to local volunteers, a grant from the Maine Humanities Council and the Maine Arts Commission, and a paint donation from Fine Paints of Europe. Local artist and members of the nonprofit group Friends
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Arts & Entertainment 9-14 Business & Finance 18 Calendar of Events 4,6-7 Classifieds 34-36 Computer Lady 26 Health & Fitness 16-17 Home & Business 30-33 Library News 8 Obituaries 27-28 Pets 25 Puzzles 38 Real Estate 28-29,40 Sports 33-34 Where To Dine 19-24
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of Aomori, Ann Thompson, led the charge as project manager. Thompson recruited six local youth--Thalia Tucker, Metis Tucker, Blake Pennington, Carlie Hutchins, Amy Bradford, and Nia Farago-Dumsch — who took the lead and transformed the museum’s Nagasaki tram outside and in. They also created a display using woodblock printmaking to tell the story of one of the tram’s operators, Wada Koichi, who lived in Nagasaki Japan pre- and post-World War II. The youth were mentored by woodblock printmaking expert and Maine
native, Lyell Castonguay. A four-wheel closed car, Nagasaki 134 was donated to Seashore Trolley Museum by the Nagasaki Electric Tramway Co., Ltd., of Japan in 1960 to honor the 100th Anniversary of the opening of trade relations between the United States and Japan. Built in 1911, the tram originally ran in Osaka, and was transferred to Fukuoka in 1929, and to Nagasaki in 1953. When shipped to the United States from Japan aboard the S.S. Pioneer Minx, the tram was protected by See TRAM page 2...
Cell Phone Driving Law
STATEWIDE The Maine Department of Transportation wishes to remind all drivers that the new “Hands Free” cell phone driving law is scheduled to take effect beginning Thursday, September 19. This new law in Maine states that no handheld devices can be used while driv-
YORK Sponsored by Graystone Builders of Maine, York’s annual Beach Bonfire Benefit is set to take place on Saturday, August 31 at Long Sands Beach, U.S. Route 1A in York, 6-10 p.m. The Beach Bonfire Benefit was started in 2001 after the tragic events on September 11. Local business owners and residents, Walter and Jennifer Woods of Graystone Builders of Maine, felt they needed to rally the community to raise funds for the NYFD. The excitement and success of the bonfire inspired
and motivated the Woods family to create an annual tradition for the residents and visitors of York Beach to enjoy every year. Over the years, the bonfire has raised over $90,000 for local charities and foundations. This year’s proceeds will go toward the York Food Pantry. There will be food, raffles and live music provided by the band, The Morlocks. Together, this event has become a wonderfully fun family-friendly tradition to close out the summer while raising money for a needy cause.
ing. It will be illegal to have a cell phone in your hand while operating a motor vehicle. The only exception will be for contacting emergency services. All other uses of the device are prohibited. This includes texting, talking on the phone or using it while temporarily stopped at a red light.
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