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Volume 18 • Issue No. 49
Wreaths Across America Escort, Local Stops & Ceremonies YORK COUNTY What has become known as the country’s longest veterans parade, Wreaths Across America’s (WAA) annual “Escort to Arlington,” kicks off at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 10, at West Quoddy Head Light Sunrise Service, South Lubec Road, in Lubec. The caravan is scheduled to make a stop at Eliot Elementary School, 1298 State Road, Eliot, at 1 p.m. on Monday, December 12, to continue through York Village between 12-12:30 p.m. WAA will also have its Mobile Education Exhibit open to the public that Monday, at Kittery
Trading Post, 301 Route 1, Kittery, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Exhibit tours are free and open to the public. Stops with public events will be held throughout Maine, and will continue south to Ar-
lington National Cemeter y in Arlington, VA, stopping at schools, memorials, and other locations along the way, to spread the year-long mission to “Remember the fallen, honor those that serve and their fami-
lies, and teach the next generation the value of freedom.” On Friday, December 16, wreaths will be placed at the following cemeteries in Kittery: Orchard Grove Cemetery, 85 Rogers Road; First Christian Church cemetery, 520544 Haley Road; First Baptist Church cemetery, 636 Haley Road; and First Congregational Church cemetery, 23 Pepperrell Road. Saturday, December 17 is the official National Wreaths Across America Day. At 12 p.m. on Saturday, WAA will be at Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery, 83 Stanley Road, Spring-
vale, to remember and honor veterans, through the laying of remembrance wreaths on the graves of the country’s fallen heroes, reciting the names of each and every veteran aloud. First Parish Cemetery, 180 York Street, York, is also holding a wreath-laying ceremony at 12 p.m. (pictured). “For me, the Escort to Arlington is the culmination of another year of sharing the mission to ‘Remember, Honor and Teach’ across this country. I say it every year, but it is truly an experience of a lifetime,” said See WREATHS on page 17 . . .
Cookbook Celebrates Kittery’s Rich History to know him when she had done an exhibit there in 2019, entitled “In Slow Mocean,” on Kittery’s lobster fishermen. “I suggested that we do an historical cookbook with a timeline of the town’s history,” said Wish. The project took on a life of its own during the two-year pandemic, as Wish, an artist and former art teacher in Massachusetts, posted a submissions request on the town’s Facebook
page. Recipes and stories soon poured in. She took over the dining room table in the Shepard’s Cove condo she shares with her husband Bill, covering it with cookbooks, notebooks and postit notes. “He saw more of my back for the past two years while I sat at my computer than he did of my face,” Wish writes in her ac-
By Nancye Tuttle, Staff Writer KITTERY Betsy Wish didn’t know a thing about writing, editing, or publishing when she took on the monumental task of compiling a cookbook for Kittery’s 375th anniversary two years ago. But she had curiosity, a love of cooking and a desire to learn more about the people and history of the town she’s called home for 16 years. “Kittery’s Maine Ingredients: Celebrating 375 Years
of Cooking in Maine’s Oldest Town,” is the result of her hard work and passion. It’s a 274-page treasure, filled with anecdotes, memories, recipes, photos and stories from dozens of life-long Kittery residents and more recent transplants like herself. It all came about when Jeremy Paul, director of the Kittery Community Center, invited Wish to join the planning committee for Kittery’s 375th anniversary celebration. She’d gotten
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ELIOT Visit Sandy Hill Farm for an illuminating and festive start to the holidays. The farm, located at 34 Sandy Hill Lane in Eliot, celebrates winter and the holiday season with an enchanted forest decorated with an immersive and festive display of colorful lights. This is year three of the Winter Wonders Light Show event, which has steadily grown to become one of the biggest and brightest walk-through holiday light shows in Northern New England, with 1.2 million lights. Some featured displays include 15 giant trees, over 100 feet
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tall, wrapped all the way to the top, a 30-foot lobster trap tree, a lighted covered bridge, and a magical winter garden. Decorated Christmas trees, trains, and walk-through light displays of sparkling tunnels, presents, and winter trees immerse audiences in thousands of lights. There are also many large lighted animals, including moose, reindeer, and polar bears, that were all constructed by artisans at the farm. Sandy Hill Farm prides itself on providing “one-of-a-kind” displays not seen anywhere else. The basic concept of the
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walk-through light show remains the same as in past years. The roughly one-mile trail winds through 14 acres of beautiful, enchanted hardwood forest. The trail is on gentle, rolling ter-
rain with a few minor elevation changes. The light show takes a little over an hour to experience, and participants can to go through the displays at their own pace. Dress warm! There are many areas to take pictures and create memories of a lifetime. New this year is the sale of warm cider donuts and warm drinks! The show runs through Sunday, January 1, 2023. It is highly recommended that tickets are purchased in advance. For more information, tickets and show times, visit www.sandyhillmaine.com.
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