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Friday, December 6, 2019 Volume 15 • Issue No. 48
Tastes, Sounds, Sights at Ogunquit’s Christmas by the Sea OGUNQUIT The holiday spirit will be joyfully celebrated in Ogunquit during the Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce’s 33rd annual Christmas by the Sea celebration. Festivities kick off on Friday night, December 13 and conclude on Sunday afternoon, December 15. Friday night’s events include music and holiday treats in Perkins Cove at 5:30 p.m. concluding with the tree lighting at 6:30 p.m., sponsored by the Ogunquit Parks & Rec Department and the Ogunquit Rotary Club; an A Cappella concert at the Baptist Church at 7 p.m.; and the town tree lighting at Veteran’s Park at 8:15 p.m. Visitors and residents alike will have a wide variety of happenings from
which to choose on Saturday. Signature events include the annual Christmas Parade presented by the Village Spirit Committee at 3 p.m.; the Ogunquit Ocean Rescue Polar Plunge to benefit Toys for Tots at 4 p.m.; the bonfire on the beach at 4:30 p.m.; and the Village Spirit Committee’s fireworks display at 5:30 p.m. Ogunquit’s Taste of the Town is scheduled for Saturday, December 14, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Dunaway Center on School Street. Restaurants will be offering offering samplings of the finest culinary delights from local restaurants. Those participating include The Beach Basket, Beachmere Blue Bistro, Bintliff’s, Clay Hill Farm, Congdon’s Doughnuts, Cornerstone Artisanal
Pizza & Craft Beer, the Front Porch Piano Bar & Restaurant, Greenery Café, Pizza Napoli, Raspberri’s Restaurant at the Gorges Grant Hotel, Surfpoint 360 and the Village Food Market. Tickets are $10 and available at the front door or online at www.visitogunquit.org. Children of all ages will want to be sure to visit with Santa and explore the annual arts & crafts show at the Fire Station from 9-11 a.m., shop at the Basement Bazaar at the Dunaway Center from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., make ornaments and holiday cards at the Baptist Church, and listen to popular holiday tales at Story Hour at the Memorial Library. Saturday evening concludes with See CBTS page 2...
Wreaths Across America Caravan Stopping in Kittery KITTERY Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, military members past and present are remembered and honored at coordinated wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 1,600 additional locations in all 50
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U.S. states, at sea and abroad. This year’s official date at Arlington will be Saturday, December 14. Wreaths Across America will also deliver over 1400 wreaths to Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery on the morning of December 14. Families and volunteers will place a wreath at all the grave sites following a noon ceremony at the Pavilion.
Prior to the official laying of the wreaths, the National Wreath Across America
convoy will be making its way south down Route 1 through Wells and York on Monday,
December 9 with a scheduled stop in Kittery at the Kittery Trading Post at 1 p.m. Local residents are encouraged to come to the York Parks and Rec front lawn at Goodrich Park, 200 Route 1 by 12:30 to view and cheer on the caravan as it passes by. Coffee and doughnuts will be provided. For details, visit www. wreathsacrossamerica.org.
Shandler Earns Military Excellence Award SOUTH BERWICK Seaman Recruit Meaghan Sandler, a native of South Berwick, graduated as top sailor from Recruit Training Command, Division 439, earning the Military Excellence Award on November 22. Sandler said she was excited and honored to receive the MEA. “I definitely was not expecting it, and I never thought I would win an award like this,” Sandler said. The Navy Club of the United States Military Excellence Award is the top award presented to the No. 1 recruit of their graduating training group. The MEA is awarded
to the recruit that best exemplifies the qualities of enthusiasm, devotion to duty, military bearing and teamwork. The award placed Sandler at the pinnacle of today’s newest sailors; she was awarded a flag letter of commendation for her achievements. Sandler, 20, is a 2017 graduate of Marshwood High School in South Berwick, where she played varsity softball. She earned an associate degree in criminal justice from Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth, NH. Sandler said she joined the Navy for career opportunities and educational benefits. “I want to pursue a career
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in the criminal justice field and believed the Navy could help achieve that goal,” Sandler said. “Also, I want to continue my education and earn a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science.” Sandler credited her Recruit Division Commanders, Chief Hull Maintenance Technician Lucas Giles, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jeric Martin, and Engineman 1st Class Windhyjoy Guerrero for their leadership and guidance. “My RDCs pushed me the most throughout boot camp,” Sandler said. “They helped me feel confident and ready whenever I had a test or inspection. They also told sea stories and shared personal experiences
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that were inspiring and made me feel like I was a part of something much bigger than myself.” See SHANDLER page 38...
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