The SMCC Beacon

by Connie Clarkson “Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people eat together.” Guy Fieri     Food is something that brings people together. Food is a connection to the people we love and know,… Read more

by Connie Clarkson    For this issue, I decided to reach out to any fellow Seawolves and ask if they had any wonderful love stories of their own, either from their own life, their parents, grandparents, or friends. It turns out that I got a few replies…. Forrest and Suzanne, It All Started with Coffee.    My… Read more

by Connie Clarkson        My dad surprised my mom with a puppy when my mom was pregnant with my second older brother, Robin. Then I was born, Hondo was a golden labrador retriever.  Hondo was like many other dogs, he barked at the mailman, ran all over the house, peed in places he wasn’t supposed… Read more

by Clayton Hoyle Dunn’s Camps in the early summer. The glistening, glassy still water of Whitney and Hogan Ponds. The sandy, western Maine beach, and the scaly, Norway pines that provided shade from the sunny weather. This family getaway stays with me in vivid images, even when I am not there. My family visits this… Read more

by Alexandra Griffin  Daniel Andrews built the church that people were accusing people of being witches. This is a painting of the church. Cited by: https://historyofmassachusetts.org/reverend-samuel-parris I have been called a witch before but I never actually thought I was related to one. Let me explain. I just recently found out that my cousin, Susan… Read more

By Connie Clarkson, Sam Jacobs and Clayton Hoyle    Southern Maine Community College is known to be the cheapest college in Maine, with the ocean right next to it, but the campus actually is filled with historical landmarks such as The Old Settler’s Cemetery, also known as the Thrasher Cemetery; the oldest public known burial ground… Read more