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Elder Bushes are gone but family Maine retreat to stay alive

By DAVID SHARP in a statement.
Associated Press Ken Raynor, another long-
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine time family friend who
(AP) — “Poppy” and “Bar” golfed with the president
are gone, but the passing and his kids, said there will
of George H. W. and Bar- be a void at Walker’s Point.
bara Bush won’t mean an But he said Bush taught his
end to children’s laughter, family to continue to “live
splashing in the pool, bark- life to the fullest.”
ing dogs or clinking horse- “It will be very active, and
shoes at the family’s prop- very alive, as 41 would like
erty on the Maine coast. it,” he said.
The former first couple’s Paine, whose husband
children, grandchildren gave painting lessons to
and great-grandchildren George W. Bush, said there
will continue to enjoy stun- was no telling who you’d
ning views, fishing, golfing encounter when paying a
and swimming each sum- visit to the home.
mer at their oceanfront There might be local resi-
home, just as previous gen- dents, a celebrity or a
erations have. world leader hanging out.
“It will always stay in the The American flag flies at half-mast at Walker’s Point, the summer home of former President And there was always fam-
family,” said Evelyn Paine, George H. W. Bush, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Kennebunkport, Maine. ily around. She recalled vis-
a longtime family friend Associated Press iting when the Bush grand-
who has been a guest at shingle residence overlook- there’s a horseshoe pit for War II when he was a na- daughters, Jenna and
the nearly 9-acre (3.5-hect- ing the Atlantic Ocean fre- George H.W. Bush. val aviator. His wish was for Barbara, were scooting
are) oceanfront property. quently served as a back- The nation’s 41st president the family’s future genera- around on tricycles.
“They want everyone in the drop for reports on the died last month at 94 in tions to enjoy the property “There’s no way that the
family to enjoy it as much nightly news. Houston and was laid to the same way he did, said family members are going
as they have.” In addition to that main rest Thursday in College Freddy Ford, chief of staff to let it go,” she said.
The Walker’s Point prop- house, there are eight Station, Texas. His wife died to his son, former President Walker’s Point is made up
erty became known as other buildings, including about eight months ago at George W. Bush. of three different proper-
the “Summer White House” homes for all five of Bush’s 92. “Forty-one’s wishes were ties, all of them owned by
when Bush was president, children: former President Bush spent part of every for the family to enjoy his the same limited family
elevating the sleepy coast- George W. Bush, former summer at Walker’s Point beloved Walker’s Point for partnership. The assessed
al community’s status and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, since childhood with the generations, and that’s just value is $13.5 million, town
making it a household Dorothy “Doro” Bush Koch, exception of during World what they’ll do,” Ford said officials say.q
name thanks to high-profile Neil Bush, and Marvin Bush.
visits by world leaders, polit- There’s also a swimming
ical protests and swarming pool, a tennis court and
journalists. an art studio for George
The three-story, stone-and- W. Bush. And, of course,

Teachers union: Tentative deal

to end charter schools strike

CHICAGO (AP) — The na- to have provisions to pro-
tion’s first teachers’ strike tect students, their families
against a charter school and teachers who may
operator will end after their be living in the country ille-
union and management gally. The agreements pro-
struck a tentative deal Sun- hibits Acero from collecting
day that includes protec- and distributing information
tions for students and im- about the immigration sta-
migrant families living in the tus of students, teachers
country illegally. and families and restricts
The Chicago Teach- access by Immigration and
ers Union said more than Customs Enforcement to
500 teachers will return to schools except by court or-
classes Monday at Acero’s der, he said.
15 schools with 7,500 pre- Acero said in a news re-
dominantly Latino students. lease the two sides agreed
Teachers went on strike to raises for teachers and
Tuesday and classes were staff annually over the four-
canceled. year term of the contract
Robert Bloch, general and the charter operator
counsel for the union, said agreed to the union’s re-
that since the schools’ en- quest to shorten the school
rollment is “overwhelmingly year to more closely align
low-income Latino,” the with the Chicago Public
union felt it was necessary Schools. q