York Town News
AN EVENING TO REMEMBER. Approximately 120 area residents attended Old York Historical Society's Harvest Ball at The Cliff House on Friday, Sept. 29. This auction and gala was held in celebration of the success to date of Old York's Heritage Campaign to raise $2.8 million for the new education and visitor center, as well as the historic Ramsdell House, and to provide funding for the future of this organization that has spent the last century devoted to preserving the past. And, as Old York Executive Director Scott Stevens explained, the event was also organized as a key fundraiser in the ongoing effort. Pictured are Tim Ellis, Stevens and his wife Nancy, and Valerie Jorgensen at the event. As of deadline Tuesday, the total funds raised had not been determined, but Stevens confirmed the need remains to raise about $500,000 to meet the campaign goals. For more on ways to help, visit www.oldyork.org or call 363-4974.
Photo courtesy of Bobbi Slavin
A SWEET CAUSE. Selectmen Chairman David Marshall, left, presents a proclamation marking the three-day Columbus Day weekend as Knights of Columbus weekend at the selectmen's Oct. 2 meeting. During the weekend, the Knights will be selling Tootsie Rolls to benefit special needs children and their families. Accepting the proclamation are, from left, Grand Knight John Flannagan, Tootsie Roll Committee Chairman Bob McKenna and Faithful Navigator Charles Cove.
Photo by Larry Favinger
LIGHTING THE NIGHT WITH RED AND WHITE. York's Light the Night Walk to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Saturday, Sept. 30, was a resounding success, with organizers estimating the walk raised in excess of $55,000 and possibly as much as $60,000. Hundreds flocked to the York Beach Ball Field to take part in the event, and the crowds departed, led by the York Police Department, walking with illuminated red and white balloons in memory of loved ones and in honor of cancer survivors, just as the skies turned darker at 6:30 p.m. For more on the event, see our Letters page.
Photo by Jennifer L. Saunders
