2016 Week 6 Newsletter

 

 

Set sail with us for a great cause!

 

 

Sailors and spectators alike are invited to KBIA’s seventh annual Reid Sacco Family Regatta on Saturday, August 6th. The day starts with a skipper meeting at 11 AM, followed by sailing at 11:30 AM. Interested participants should register in the office to reserve a KBIA boat or bring their own boat to launch between 285 and 292 Beach Avenue. Due to the shallow nature of the cove, even at high tide, sailors should use an Opti, Laser, Taz or Chickadee watercraft.

 

A $10 suggested donation per sailor will benefit the Reid Sacco Foundation. The regatta honors a longtime KBIA student and instructor who died of sarcoma at age 20 in 2005. For information on the Reid Sacco Foundation, visit www.cancerinyoungadults.org/about-the-alliance/.

 

  

 

 

 

A Piece of KBIA History

It all started with a postcard

 

   

A postcard with the picture of Strong Cottage and the words “The Lights Live Here…” was recently uncovered by Kelly [Gruenwald] Childers and Kim Gruenwald, daughters of Starr Light Gruenwald. Starr, her parents, and sister “Dee” summered in Kennebunk Maine in the late 1940s to early 1950s. While most stories of summers spent there were recalled by their mother as staying at a “cottage” along the coast, Kelly and Kim were more than surprised to see the “cottage” as a very large estate right on the cove opposite Mother’s beach.

 

Travelling from Terre Haute, Indiana, Starr and her family would stay the summer at our very own Strong Cottage, before the Strong Family took over ownership. While Starr’s sister Dee spent most of the summer inside the cottage reading books, Starr remembers many outdoor adventures including swim lessons in the Cove, 20 cent ice cream scoops at the Dipsy Baths every night, and movies at a theater in Kennebunkport where they served fried clams instead of your typical popcorn snack.

 

Starr, along with her two daughters and her sister-in-law Lillian, made a special trip up to Maine this summer to visit Strong Cottage – Starr’s first visit back in over 60 years. Now 79, a retired preschool teacher, she was thrilled to see that the cottage where her family made many fond memories was now home to a thriving summer enrichment program for young children. After touring her old summer home, Starr revealed that she was off to search for some good fried clams…and we are pretty sure she found what she was looking for. We wish the family well and hope they will visit us at KBIA again soon. 

 

 

     

    

KBIA Olympic trials

 

This Friday, August 5th, we will be hosting a theme night at the pool: KBIA Olympic trials!  Open to anyone that has signed up and participated in Swim Team at any point this summer, kids will be broken into teams and will have a KBIA Team Leader to support them through their journey.  Participants will compete in swim events based on their level of swim ability and age.   We are also including diving in the olympic trials so anyone interested in competing their dives must sign up with Lauren and Victoria.  We are so excited for this special event and hope to see you there!

 

 

 

Getting in and out safely at KBIA

 

Please help us keep KBIA safe for everyone! Our pick-up/drop-off zone is designed for a quick in-and-out, and it is imperative that drivers stay with their vehicles at all times. In case of emergency, this is the only way in for response vehicles. Kennebunk police have and will continue to ticket. We appreciate your cooperation in helping us move traffic along in that busy section!