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Friday, September 20, 2019
Volume 15 ⢠Issue No. 37
Celebrate Eliot Festival Days September 27-29 ELIOT There will be plenty of fun, crafts, food, music and more at the 39th Annual Eliot Festival Days taking place Friday September 27 through Sunday September 29. The schedule of events include: Friday, September 27 6:30 p.m. Third Annual William Fogg Library Auction and Dance at Regatta Room. Saturday, September 28 8:30 a.m. Eliot Festival Days 5K Road Race and Pumpkinhead Half-Marathon start at
the Eliot Fire Station. 9 a.m. Booths open in downtown Eliot with Flag Raising and singing āGod Bless
Americaā at Hammond Park. 10:45 a.m. Parade kicks off from Eliot Boat Basin. 12 p.m. Chalmers Insur-
ance Group Kidās Fun Run starts at William Fogg Library. 1 p.m. First Annual Eliot Festival Days Outhouse Race at Hammond Park. 3 p.m. Booths close. 4 p.m. Eliot Congregational Church Smorgasbord Supper. Entertainment by Dancinā DJ Carmen and Mica Peterson āfeaturingā Lewis Goodwin. Colonial reenactment by 2nd Regiment of York County. Performances by Brixham Danceworks and Curtain Call Performing Arts.
Sunday, September 29 12:30 p.m. Green Acre Bahaāi School Turkey Dinner. Race Info Eliot Festival Days 5K Road Race: Runner packets are available Friday at the Shipyard Brew Pub, 28 Levesque Dr., Eliot, 5-7 p.m. and Saturday 6-7:30 a.m. Go to www.runsignup.com for online registration. The races start together at 8:30 a.m. sharp at the Eliot Fire Station. Events for runners after the See ELIOT page 9...
17th Punkinfiddle Family Festival WELLS The Punkinfiddle family festival returns to the Wells Reserve at Laudholm for its 17th year on Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Punkinfiddle features old-time games, fun craft activities, surprising science, engaging animals, lively music, traditional arts, tasty food, and miles of smiles in a beautiful seaside setting. Kids 16 and under get in free and adults pay just $7
Index
Local Average Tide Chart Date High Low am pm
am pm
Sat 21
4:34
4:50
10:26 11:08
Sun 22
5:28
5:44
11:20
Mon 23
6:26
6:44
12:06 12:19
Tue 24
7:28
7:47
1:07
1:22
Wed 25
8:29
8:49
2:09
2:25
Thu 26
9:27
9:48
3:07
3:25
Fri
10:21 10:44
4:02
4:22
Sun Rise Sun Set Sat
21
6:26 6:43
Sun 22
6:28 6:41
Mon 23
6:29 6:40
Tue 24
6:30 6:38
Wed 25
6:31 6:36
Thu 26
6:32 6:34
Fri
6:33 6:32
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with a splash of science,ā said Nik Charov, president of Laudholm Trust. āKids dance and play in our wide open spaces, but they also get to find out about the past, present, and future of our local environments.ā Among exhibitors will be See PUNKIN page 7...
York County R.I.D.E. Team Enforces Laws
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Arts & Entertainment 11-16 Business & Finance 17 Calendar of Events 4-5 Classiļ¬eds 34-37 Computer Lady 23 Health & Fitness 20-22 Home & Business 31-33 Library News 6 Obituaries 30 Pets 18 Puzzles 38 Real Estate 28-29,40 Sports 34,37 Where To Dine 23-27
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($5 for Laudholm members). As the countryās biggest National Estuaries Day celebration, Punkinfiddle helps visitors discover why estuaries, those places where rivers meet the sea, are so important for marine life and for people. āPunkinfiddle is a traditional New England fall festival
Eric Haram, Director of The Recovery Center at York Hospital, presents about Recovery Awareness
Free Recovery Coach Training Offered YORK Since September is Recovery Awareness Month, the York Hospital Recovery Center, Portland Recovery Community Center, and State of Maine Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, are pleased to join forces to provide a free four-day Recovery Coach Training Program for qualified individuals on September 23-24 and September 30 - October 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day
with lunch provided. The training will be held at the York County Community College in Wells and is designed to prepare participants to actively listen, ask open-ended and relevant questions, and discover and manage their own personal struggles and biases while providing peer-to-peer support for others.
Health & Fitness A section concerning your health... INSIDE:
PG 20-22
YORK COUNTY The York Police Department recently posted on Facebook that the York County R.I.D.E. Team held a successful night of sobriety checkpoints. The York County R.I.D.E. Team is a regional team whose purpose is to enforce impaired driving laws in York County. The team conducted an impaired driving detail in Kittery, York, Ogunquit, and Wells, on September 13. Fifteen officers
were involved from several area police departments including Kittery, York, Buxton, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Berwick, Wells, York County Sheriffās Office, and the Maine State Police. In total 136 vehicles were stopped. The detail resulted in the following charges: Three Operating Under the Influence; Five Operating After Suspension; One Criminal Speed; and One Intermediate License Violation.
See RECOVERY page 8...
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BUSINESS & FINANCE PG 17
Sports Check out which games to attend with our new high school varsity schedule! PG 34,37