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The Maine Eclipse, continued

educate and energize the area’s faith organizations.
The Greater Houlton Chamber Executive Director, Jane
Torres, skillfully led the extensive event planning and
execution. She was instrumental in engaging Big Nazo,
a performance troupe adding unique space-aged color
to the festival. Our resident astrophysicist, Mark Horvath,
provided enriching public presentations to educate the
public on the science of an eclipse. Jon McLaughlin ‘73,
executive director of the Houlton High School Alumni
Association, used every opportunity to create awareness
Nancy Ketch ’82 Ambassador Kim Anderson York ’77 via the extensive alumni association network. Max Lynds
Photo from Maine Eclipse Web Site standing beside eclipse glasses statue. ’71 designed special commemorative coins exclusively
by Photo Paula Woodworth ’70
for the committee’s use and worked with the US Postal
Service on a special Postal Cancellation for the event.
The Houlton Police Department led by, Chief Tim Deluca,
provided invaluable resources to keep us safe and traffic
flowing. Houlton Public Works Director, Chris Stewart,

Nina Lipscombe Holly McAfee
Photo from Maine Eclipse Web Site Photo from Maine Eclipse Web Site

Mark Horvath Jon McLaughlin ‘73
Photo by Paula Woodworth 70 Photo from Maine Eclipse Web Site

Jane Torres Big Nazo performing troupe- “The Aliens
Photo from Maine Eclipse Web Site Have Beamed Down to Headquarters”
Photo by Paula Woodworth ’70
Lipscombe, used her digital artistry skills to create our
logo brand, build our website and design the giant
Eclipse Glasses monument. Hollie McAfee, VP Marketing Max Lynds ‘71 Houlton Police Chief, Tim DeLuca
at F. A. Peabody Company, led an effort to engage, Photo by Karen Donato ‘69 Photo from Bangor Daily News’ “County”
publication

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