Category: Clubs & Organizations

Sanford Team in All-Female Pilot Competition

Sue Tholen, Marisa Jordan and Lenora Lewis sit on the wing of a Diamond DA40 before takeoff. Photo: Allison Navia Southern Maine Aviation, operator of Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport, is sponsoring a team in the nation’s oldest race of female pilots. Sue Tholen and Lenora Lewis, who work at Southern Maine Aviation, and teammate Marisa Jordan, competing as Southern Maine Loonatics, are among 46 teams in the Air Race Classic, a race launched in 1929 with famed pilot Amelia Earhart…

Senior College Celebrates 25 Years of Test-Free Learning

Some Senior College classes, like this birding outing in Biddeford, are held in the field. Photo: York County Senior College Compiled by Lee Burnett, Submissions Editor York County Senior College celebrated its 25th anniversary at its annual meeting and luncheon on June 4 at Ferry Beach Conference Center in Saco. Formed in 1999, YCSC originally held classes in-person at a variety of locations, including Springvale’s UMA/Anderson Learning Center, and Springvale Library; in Saco at UMA/Saco Center, The Wardwell, Biddeford Pool…

Garden Club Seeking New Members

Traffic Island in Springvale Photo: Southern Maine Garden Club By Lee Burnett, Submissions Editor The folks who plant the flowers at key intersections in Sanford and Springvale are looking for new members for their club. The next meeting of Southern Maine Garden Club is 1 to 3 pm on Thursday, June 20, at Springvale Library. The scheduled speaker is Pamela Durack, the horticulture and landscaping instructor at Southern Maine Career Center. The club has been in existence for 28 years.…