QUITE AN IMAGINATION … Conners Emerson student Svatava Simeckova accepts the first-place trophy in the “Show and Tech” challenge Saturday at the state Destination Imagination (DI) tournament at the University of Maine. The challenge involved writing, producing and creating special effects for an original short play with no adult help. PHOTO COURTESY OF CONNERS EMERSON
LOST LANDMARK … The building at 27 Cottage St. in Bar Harbor that housed the Opera House restaurant and café, and formerly the home of the night spot Il Giardino, was demolished this week. New owners Danny Shein and Michael Cohen plan to build a single-story retail building on the property. ISLANDER PHOTO BY LIZ GRAVES
ON THE PHILLIPPINE SEA … U.S. Navy Chaplain Lt. Andrew Burns of Mount Desert reads a nightly prayer from the bridge of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) over the ship’s general announcing system. Bonhomme Richard is on a routine patrol in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance war fighting readiness for any type of contingency. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE U.S. NAVY
STUDENT ARTISTS … Student-produced pottery at the annual arts week at Tremont Consolidated School included bobble head dolls. ISLANDER PHOTO BY MARK GOOD
STUDENT ARTISTS … Emily Ellis conducts a group in her singing class during the annual arts week at the Tremont Consolidated School. ISLANDER PHOTO BY MARK GOOD
SWAN DAY… Calamity Jane, aka playwright Carolyn Gage, turned up at the Southwest Harbor Public Library Sunday to help inaugurate the library’s first Support Women in the Arts Now Day event as a part of its month-long celebration of women in history. ISLANDER PHOTO BY NAN LINCOLN
PRETTY AS A PICTURE ... Snow sticking to Bald, left, and Gilmore peaks in Acadia National Park forms a backdrop to fishing vessels in the marina in Northeast Harbor recently. PHOTO COURTESY OF TONY PALUMBO
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