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| | Maine Humanities Council - Open Book, June 2005 |
 | | Fourth-graders from Lyman Elementary School ventured on a hike that would sharpen their own outdoor skills and cultural understanding with the help of Jon Gale, their principal, during a week-long hike from Portsmouth, N.H., to Lyman, Maine. |
 | | Gale, who is retiring this year after 12 years at Lyman Elementary School, applied to the MHC for a grant to help his fourth graders learn not just about perseverance but also local history, geography, and architecture during the walk through southern Maine. |
 | | The World Affairs Council of Maine is bringing His Excellency Said Tayeb Jawad, Ambassador of Afghanistan, to the United States as their speaker for this Forum on June 13th at the University Events Room, 7th floor, Glickman Library. |
| www.mainehumanities.org /openbook/june05.html (980 words) |
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