YARMOUTH

Estabrook completes wilderness course

Haley Estabrook, 17, of Yarmouth recently completed a 21-day wilderness-based leadership course with North Carolina Outward Bound School in Asheville, N.C.

Estabrook, a Yarmouth High School student, and her crewmates participated in a variety of challenging daily activities, including backpacking, rock climbing, whitewater canoeing, learning to use a map and compass and other camp craft in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.

The team also focused on personal growth, leadership, teamwork and communication.

For more details, go to www.ncoutwardbound.org. 

BIDDEFORD

Boat donations sought by Big Brothers Big Sisters

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine is seeking boat donations to fund its mentoring programs.

Donated boats will be picked up at their current sites if usable.

Donors may be eligible for a tax deduction.

For more information about the boat donation program, call George Brockman at 776-4642 or email dodbroc@aol.com. 

KENNEBUNK

Library group elects new officers

Board members for Friends of the Kennebunk Free Library recently voted in the following slate of new officers for the coming year: Melissa Baker, president; Katie Hodgdon, vice president; Sue Speers, treasurer; and Becky Wileman, recorder.

The group will next meet at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 17. On-site child care will be provided for this meeting.

For more details, call the library at 985-2173. 

WELLS

School earns Healthier Schools award

Wells Elementary School was awarded the Silver Award in the Healthier U.S. Schools Challenge by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in April 2012.

The school is one of just two in the state to earn that distinction.

Schools across the country were challenged to offer healthier school lunch menu choices that comply with new USDA guidelines to meet the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.

Wells-Ogunquit Community School District Nutrition Services Staff Director Tyler Goodwin and his staff has been working for nearly a decade to raise awareness of proper nutrition and offer students good-tasting, healthier food choices.

Goodwin and crews are working to reduce calorie-rich, fatty food options like traditional student favorites of French fries, cheeseburgers and pizza with food options that include fresh, locally grown produce and more whole grains, while adding features like a made-to-order deli bar stocked with freshly made ingredients each day and a salad bar featuring a wider variety of vegetables.

The schools in the district annually participate in nutrition events that encourage them to try new foods.

 

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