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Notes From The Hall

A s Co-Presidents of the Chebeague Island Hall Community Center, Gina and I would like to thank all those who made our inaugural Art Walk and Painted Bench Auction such a success.

Second, we were delighted to host a variety of artists from numerous disciplines. Their art work transformed the normally bare walls of the Hall. Third, we are grateful to Tanner Foley, Rachel Libby, and Violette Theobald for prepping and serving all the food and making sure the art work was hung properly, and to Trish for staying to clean everything up.

First and foremost, we want to thank our board members for putting in the many hours required to make the Art Walk a reality:

Finally, we would like to thank all those who donated their time and materials to make an astonishing array of painted benches: Jen Belesca, Caitlin Bowman, Tracy

Calder, Island Commons residents and Towanda Brown, Mary Leonard, Caroline Loder, Sam McLean, Beth McNulty, Jade Morlock, Sarah Parker, Susan Stranahan and Nancy Maule, Violette Theobald, Pips Veazey, and Sophia Whetham and Seamus Doughty. We are humbled by your creativity.

• Jade Morlock, for overseeing the entire endeavor and for serving as auctioneer. • Grace Groothoff and Laura Theobald for making the Hall look so elegant and inviting. • Cyrus McLean, for donating all the food and drink and bringing it over to the island. • Tad Runge, who could not attend in person but who cheered us all along.

See you next year! Gina Ross and Sam McLean

SEPTEMBER 2026 CHEBEAGUE ISLAND COUNCIL CALENDAR

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