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-- Menu Skip to content Home About Search for: Celebrate 2020 with Mary’s Walk and the Kerrymen 5K – Flash Sale! December 31, 2019 Community Events , Families , Maine News Kerrymen 5k , Maine Cancer Foundation , Maine Running , Mary's Walk , Saco By David Arenstam SACO – The last page in the 2019 calendar is nearly ready to be turned, and for some in Saco, Biddeford, and Old Orchard Beach, that means it is one day closer to the annual Mary’s Walk and Kerrymen 5K weekend. For some of this year’s participants, Sunday, March 22, will be the first time […] Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Print The Wreaths Across America Convoy Visits Thornton Academy December 10, 2019 Education , Families , Writing Saco , Thornton Academy , Wreaths Across America By David Arenstam SACO – It is easy to say that throughout our lives, education often comes to us in many non-traditional forms, and sometimes those experiences will have a dramatic effect on the way we see the world and the way we live our lives. That happened today when the caravan of trucks and people from Wreaths […] Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Print The Power and Importance of Shared Stories July 24, 2019 Writing Cancer Research , Ken Janson , Maine Cancer Foundation , Mary's Walk , Saco By David Arenstam SACO – When Ken Janson came to me and told me he had written a draft of a memoir that he hoped to publish about his experiences as a cancer fundraiser for 20 years and then as a cancer patient, I was especially intrigued about the focus of the book and his intended audience. I […] Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Print Cancer fundraiser and Maine entrepreneur publishes a memoir amid his own diagnosis March 10, 2019 Families , Maine News , Writing City View Press , Ken Janson , Kerrymen 5k , Maine Cancer Foundation , Mary's Walk , Portland By David Arenstam PORTLAND – Ken Janson, the president of Nimlok Maine, and a fundraising volunteer for Mary’s Walk and the Maine Cancer Foundation for nearly two decades never envisioned himself as an author, but after battling cancer for more than two years, he decided to tell his story. His new book, “Charting a Course Against Cancer,” chronicles […] Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Print Mary’s Walk and the Kerrymen 5K – 21 years and running! January 11, 2019 Community Events , Families , Maine News Kerrymen 5k , Maine Cancer Foundation , Mary's Walk , Saco By David Arenstam SACO – Winter is finally settling in throughout the state and as runners and walkers contemplate when the roads and trails will once again be ice and snow free, the organizers of Mary’s Walk and The Kerrymen 5K have sent out a gentle reminder to save the date, to dream of warmer spring days. This […] Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Print WMMQ – Not just another Portland radio station January 4, 2019 Community Events , Editor's Notes , Education , Local Sports Fleet Feet , Maine Running , Winter Warriors By David Arenstam PORTLAND – The days in December and January are short, and the temperatures are traditionally hovering near the freezing mark, and yet for a few hardy runners (translated: a foolish few), it couldn’t be a better time to take to the streets of Portland. January is traditionally the time when people make all sorts of […] Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Print Cutting the cord – More than a New Year’s resolution January 1, 2019 Editor's Notes , Maine News , Musings , Writing Cable Television , Cord Cutting , Internet TV , Streaming Services By David Arenstam SACO – I might be a little late to the party, but for the past year or so, I’ve been wondering why we still had two nondescript black boxes in our house connecting the televisions to the somewhat-dated world of cable television. Each time I visited one of my children, I noticed they embraced a far more disconnected existence. […] Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Print Just Mercy – A significant addition my bookshelf. December 28, 2018 Editor's Notes , Education , Nonfiction , Writing Bryan Stevenson , Just Mercy , nonfiction , Thornton Academy By David Arenstam SACO – This time of year, people of all walks of life look at the calendar and often decide to make a change to some of their habits. Sometimes, they decide to eat a little less, sometimes, they decide to exercise a bit more. Whatever change they make, it is almost always done with an eye toward […] Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Print Pillar Assembly – Just another classroom December 24, 2018 Education , Writing David Arenstam , Pillar Assembly , Thornton Academy By David Arenstam On Thursday, December 20, I was given the chance to speak to the entire school about one of the pillars that we use to describe our core values. There are four pillars, respect, responsibility, compassion, and investment, and when I was first asked to speak, I was told that my talk would be about responsibility. […] Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Print About 180 days on the calendar and more than 100 new names to learn – another school year begins. September 3, 2018 Education , Families , Writing High School , Saco , teaching , Thornton Academy By David Arenstam Well, now it is official, at least here in Saco at Thornton Academy. Like many schools around the state, we began classes in earnest this past Thursday, August 30, when the entire student body wandered back to school from summer vacation Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Print Posts navigation ← Older posts Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 2,658 other subscribers Email Address Follow me on Twitter My Tweets David Arenstam – Facebook David Arenstam – Facebook David Arenstam Originally from away, but here to stay - Maine is my home and I love writing stories about the people and places from my end of the state. 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