POTTERY DEMONSTRATION on Old Hallowell Day
July 20, 2013 – 11am until 2pm
Hubbard Free Library
115 Second Street, Hallowell, 622-6582
Clay artist Malley Weber of Hallowell Clay Works will demonstrate her craft on the lawn of Hubbard Free Library, opposite the Book Sale. Finished pieces will be on display and available for purchase. Come see Malley in action!
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OLD HALLOWELL DAY BOOK SALE
9am until 12 noon, Saturday, July 20, 2013
Hubbard Free Library
115 Second Street, Hallowell, 622-6582
The usual terrific bargains on used hardcover and paperback books, as well as videos and audio books.
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Do you know of a group in Hallowell planning special activities on Old Hallowell Day? Send information to oldhallowellday @ gmail.com and we will include it in the Old Hallowell Day Program Book. Deadline to receive information is July 1.
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Registration forms are now available for the Old Hallowell Day Parade on Saturday, July 20 at 10 am.
Click on the link above, email us at oldhallowellday@gmail.com or stop by Boynton’s, City Hall or Slates Bakery to pick up a registration form.
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BUTTON FOUND ON OLD HALLOWELL DAY!
An Old Hallowell Day button from the 80′s was found near the Old Hallowell Day Booth last Saturday. If it was yours, please leave a comment describing the button.
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Dancing candles and dragons following a giant birthday cake for the city’s 250th birthday was this year’s entry from the No Ha neighborhood group in the Old Hallowell Day parade along Water Street on Saturday morning.
Kennebec Journal Staff photo by Joe Phelan
Most Original
1st Place – NoHa
2nd Place – Age Right Fitness
Favorite Antique Car:
(The Judges choice of their favorite antique auto)
1st Place – William Payton
2nd Place – Robert Randall
Old Hallowell Spirit:
(Entry best representing the spirit of the city)
1st Place – Vicki’s School of Dance
2nd Place – Rachel Craig – Tom Sturtevant Peace Brigade
Best Merchant Entry:
(Entry best representing their business)
1st Place – Age Right Fitness
2nd Place – The Maine Accent
Best Environmental Theme
1st Place – Riverside Disposal and Recycling
2nd Place – Alden Longfellow
Best Hallowell 250th Theme
1st Place – Age Right Fitness
2nd Place – Ladies Auxiliary
Best Youth Group
1st Place – Helene Farrar Art
2nd Place – Kennebec Dance Centre
Best Neighborhood Entry
1st Place – Hall-Dale Class of 1968
2nd Place – Hall-Dale Summer Rec
Best Performance: Dance
1st Place – Ampersand
2nd Place – Vicki’s School of Dance
Best Performance: Music
1st Place – Fairway Players
2nd Place – Hallowell Community Band
Seth Hasty and Rosalea Kimball won the men’s and women’s titles at the 2012 Old Hallowell Day 5K. Details in the Kennebec Journal.
Complete info for all participants in the road race available online at Maine Track XC and also at Maine USA Track & Field.
Seth Hasty, left, and Joe Viselli were neck and neck as they headed south on Second Street about half way through the Old Hallowell Day 5K on Saturday morning in Hallowell. Hasty pulled ahead for the win with a time of 17 minutes,17 seconds. Viselli finished second with a time of 17:35.
Staff photo by Joe Phelan
CAKE CONTEST WINNERS: Happy Birthday!
1ST PLACE: Kaitlin & Nancy Clifford (Augusta) Cake: Downtown Delight
2ND PLACE: Marie Benoit (Hallowell) Cake: Strawberry Delight
3RD PLACE: Meredith Cohen (Hallowell) Cake: Happy 250th Birthday
CAKE CONTEST WINNERS: Old Fashioned
1ST PLACE: [baker’s name? please email oldhallowellday@gmail.com] Cake:Aunt Rene’s “Best Carrot Cake in the World
2ND PLACE: Dede Gilbert (Augusta) Cake: Grandma Betty’s Silver White Cake
3RD PLACE: Mary Jane Vigue (Winslow) Cake: Raspberry Cake
CAKE CONTEST WINNERS: Sin-fully Delicious
1ST PLACE: James Fielder (Hallowell) Cake: Lemon Blueberry w/ Lemon Curd Raspberries & Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting
2ND PLACE: Billiann Dolby (Hallowell) Cake: Lemon Meringue Cake
3RD PLACE: Helen Brimigion (Hallowell) Cake: Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
CAKE CONTEST WINNERS: Strut Your Stuff!
1ST PLACE: Brenda & Chris Woiccak (Gardiner) Cake: 250 Years Hallowell!
2ND PLACE: Eileen Bonenfant (Augusta) Cake: The Cosmo Present
1st Place: Priest / Giroux
2nd Place: S. Landry / J. Landry
3rd Place: K. Roy / J. Gove
BILL HALEY won 1st prize: the coveted Trophy, plus bragging rights for one year— priceless!
2nd place Janis Lathe
3rd place Susan Farnsworth
Judges were: Judy Harvey, Ellen Corsano and Bill Haley, all of Hallowell. Thanks Judy, Ellen and Bill!
1st place — Leon Hastings of Windsor, puppet named Hatcher. Head is made of junk mail, body is made of paper bags.
2nd place — Peggy Nichols Lee of Portland — seaglass bracelets.
3rd place — Chris Voynik of Readfield–eco-friendly dog toys made from recycled t-shirts.
By Michael Shepherd in the Kennebec Journal, July 22, 2012
If you’ve ever been to an Old Hallowell Day event, “serious” probably isn’t the word you’d use to describe it. “I think everyone here is serious about celebrating our 250th anniversary,” Mayor Charlotte Warren said. “We really wanted to host the biggest party in central Maine.” … read more.
Dancing candles and dragons following a giant birthday cake for the city’s 250th birthday was this year’s entry from the No Ha neighborhood group in the Old Hallowell Day parade along Water Street on Saturday morning.
Kennebec Journal Staff photo by Joe Phelan
A collection of over 600 Old Hallowell Day photos by Mark Huard of Central Maine Photography – hey, if you click through them fast, it’s like a movie!
Monday, July 16 UPDATE! – The first 400 Old Hallowell Day program booklets have been distributed downtown! So far we have distributed to Slates Bakery, Slates, Boynton’s and Dom’s Barber Shop. We will distribute to City Hall Tuesday morning. Then to other locations as soon as they are printed, which should be later Tuesday and Wednesday.
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This year’s poster, “The Doors of Hallowell” is available at City Hall, Boynton’s, Slates Bakery and Renaissance Gallery. It’s beautifully done by Bill Haley and Chris Cart. Only $20!
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