Patches – whose real name is unknown – is a young black/white adult male that was found in the area near the community center in North Berwick. He was brought to Another Chance Animal Rescue by a concerned citizen that feared for the animal’s safety. Patches seemed intent on wondering back and forth on an […]
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Park, the herald angels sing
Maybe it’s just the design of the particular parking garage I use, but whenever I steer my car into its gaping maw and see another vehicle following suit behind me, I consider it a bad omen. Ditto for when I’m following someone in front. Every time two or more cars drive into this garage at […]
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York County participants: Why we Relay
“My daughter got me startedin Relay for Life as a chaperonefor her Relay team when she wasin high school 12 years ago. It isan indescribable experience toparticipate in this event. First,the support for cancer survivorsand the memories of those lostto cancer will bring tears to youreyes. And then to see the fightingspirit and joy of […]
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Know the facts of cancer in the US
• In 2016, more than 1.6 million people in the U.S. are expected to be newly diagnosed with cancer, and an estimated 590,000 people will die as a result of the disease. • Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the U.S. – exceeded only by heart disease – and accounts for […]
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Survivors & caregivers
We don’t face cancer alone and neither should you. We come together every year at more than 5,200 community Relay For Life events around the country and celebrate those individuals who are winning the fight. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life movement is the world’s largest support group for survivors and their caregivers. A […]
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Emotional Luminaria Ceremony takes place at 9 p.m.
Each year at Relay For Life York County, participants and donors remember loved ones lost to cancer and honor those battling the disease by dedicating luminaria. Luminaria, paper bags containing votive candles, are transformed, and illuminated after dark. Each luminaria is personalized with a name, photo, message or drawing in memory or honor of a […]
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What Is Relay for Life?
The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of York County will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at the Wells High School track. So far, participants have raised over $30,000, and are still striving to get to their goal amount of $75,000 to knock out cancer. It is never too late to join […]
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One man’s vision blossoms into global event
One person can make a difference. Nowhere is that more evident than the story of Dr. Gordon “Gordy” Klatt and the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, which started in Tacoma, Washington, as the City of Destiny Classic 24-Hour Run Against Cancer in 1985. In May 1985, Klatt spent a grueling 24 hours circling the […]
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‘Anything Goes’ begins at Ogunquit Playhouse
OGUNQUIT — The Ogunquit Playhouse sets sail with the Tony Award-winning “Anything Goes”, currently in production through July 9. This musical comedy stars Broadway’s Andrea McArdle as Reno Sweeney and twotime Emmy Award winner Sally Struthers as Evangeline Harcourt. This tap-happy classic finds a brassy nightclub singer, a starry-eyed stowaway and Public Enemy No. 1 […]
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Wells High graduates look to future
WELLS — “Excited and nervous” were the two words Clarisse Goncalves, a senior at Wells High School, used to sum up her feelings about graduation. Those feelings ring true for most high school seniors, as does the sentiment expressed by Sam Sayward, who is also a senior at Wells. Sayward said the thing he will […]