York Town News
LOVE SONGS. On Sunday, Feb. 11, students in Lynne White McMahon's "York Strings" program performed at Harbor Home and Sentry Hill and shared Valentine's Day cards they made especially for the residents. The children, who are all students at Village and Coastal Ridge Elementary Schools, are in either second or third grade and have been playing violin for one or two years.
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PASTOR WELCOMED. On Sunday, Feb. 11, the Cape Neddick Baptist Church celebrated a formal service of installation for their new pastor, Rev. Carsten Timothy Lotz, and his young family. The event included a hearty reception from the church and the York region's association of American Baptist Churches. Lotz's father, the Rev. Dr. Denton Lotz, general secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, delivered the message. Anne Graham Lotz, the daughter of world-renowned evangelist Billy Graham, sent a special greeting, challenging the young minister to pray daily and spend time in the scriptures. Lotz concluded the service by challenging those present to take the words of Jesus literally to "love your enemies, feed the poor and to lay down your life for your neighbor." Pictured, from left, are the Rev. Carsten Lotz, his sons Philipp and Titus and wife Melanie.
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CFW HONORED IN AUGUSTA. Cape Neddick's own Center for Wildlife (CFW) was honored recently as one of 12 nonprofits exhibiting at the Fourth Annual Nonprofit Day on Feb. 7 at the State House Hall of Flags. The CFW was established in 1986, making this its 21st year rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing native wildlife. Since 1996, the center has been located in Cape Neddick, where its current facility includes a hospital and rehabilitation clinic as well as more than 30 separate enclosures designed specifically for the needs of wildlife ranging from small mammals to songbirds, from waterfowl to raptors and reptiles. The Augusta event is sponsored and hosted by the Maine Association of Nonprofits to increase visibility of nonprofits and their contributions to the state. Pictured are CFW Chairman Steve Corrigan, Rep. Dawn Hill, D-York, and CFW Managing Director Karen McElmurry at last week's event. Hill is a former CFW board member who worked with the center's founders to establish the organization as a nonprofit back in 1986.
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