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Volume 19 • Issue No. 10
Young Author Self-Publishes First Book SOUTH BERWICK / BERWICK Berwick Academy sixth grader Evangeline Williams has just self-published her first book, a collection of her original poetry and photography. Williams, who has been passionate about poetry for several years, decided to complete an “Innovation Pursuit,” a program that Berwick Academy offers as a kind of “passion project,” overseen by a mentor. She researched numerous poetic styles, tried her hand at various poetic forms, learned about grant writing,
wrote a grant for publication costs, and has ended up producing a 44-page, hardcover book called, “Season’s Greetings: A Book of Seasonal Poetry.” There are eight or more poems for each season, interspersed with her own nature photography. Evangeline learned how to craft kennings, pantoums, odes, haibun, and limericks as part of the process. “The benefits of doing this Innovation Pursuit and writing my nature poetry book have been that I learned a lot more about different poetic forms, and learned to love nature even more,”
she said. “My favorite poetic form that I tried was the pantoum. It also was really valuable to learn how to write a grant. Through the Innovation Program, I was able to write a grant to cover publication costs. I hope that if other kids read my book or learn about my process, they will be inspired to follow their dreams!” The book is self-published through Lulu publishing, with the eventual goal of having the book available through Amazon or a local book supplier. For more information, visit www.berwickacademy.org/innovation.
Drakes Island Road Bridge Replacement Design on Track to the appropriate agencies for environmental permits, is also complete. Agencies involved in this project are the Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, and Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The Geotechnical Evaluation has been completed. The report looks at subsurface conditions and materials, determines the physical and chemical properties of these materials, evaluates slopes and soil deposits’ stability, and assesses any risks posed by
WELLS The proposed designs for the replacement of the Drakes Island Road Bridge are on track to be presented at a public meeting this coming April. Over the winter, the town’s consultant has been collecting the data needed to design a replacement bridge that will work to provide a safer crossing, and is environmentally suited for this location. An April public meeting will allow the public to provide feedback on two potential designs. Carol Murray, Wells Public Works Director, indicated satisfaction with the progress of the design process, saying, “Much good information on waterflow and sub-
surface materials has been collected and our consultants, CMA Engineers, are actively working on designs now. We look forward to bringing these to the public in April for feedback.” Below are details from CMA Engineers’ report: The Hydraulics and Hydrology Analysis has been completed. This is an analysis of the movement of water, including volume and rate of flow, as it moves through the channel and the existing and potential bridge configurations. The Environmental Resource coordination, which organizes documents for submittal
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KENNEBUNK The next public meeting of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) will be held at Kennebunk High School’s Economos Lecture Hall, 88 Fletcher St., Kennebunk, on Saturday, March 18 at 2 p.m. Speaker David Greenham will address German prisoner of war (POW) camps in Maine, with a look into his project, “Maine Boys Overseas, German Boys in Maine.” His program used artifacts and firsthand stories from POWs, showing a special impact the prisoners had on people who encountered them. Between 1944 and 1946,
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more than 4,000 German prisoners of war called Maine home. The story of how they arrived, and the lasting impact that they had on the people who encountered them, is one of Maine’s most interesting and obscure stories. It is a story of coop-
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eration, kindness, and enemies who found a way to work for a common good, and who even became friends. David is the executive director of the Maine Arts Commission, and is a lecturer at the Drama Theater at the University
of Maine in Augusta. He is also the founder of Maine History Theater of Ideas, and has been commissioned to create multiple touring programs for the Maine Humanities Council. David’s project, “Maine Boys Overseas, German Boys in Maine,” was created in 2012 in partnership with the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine. The AFIO meeting is open to the public. A question-and-answer period will follow the presentation. For more information, email bobfiredome123@aol.com. POW photo, courtesy of University Times, University of Maine, Presque Isle.
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