“A Day of Courage and Love Across the Sea” April 9th 2011 11:00–3:00 pm - Cheseborough Swim Swim to bridge the distance, swim to help Japan at the Bath Area Family YMCA Get sponsors or make a donation as you swim laps to bridge the distance between our sister cities.  Pledge sheets available at the Y or Download Here. For More information contact the Y at 443-4112, www.bathymca.org 5:00–8:00 pm - Auction And Refreshments Come bid on some fabulous items, while helping with disaster rel...

Hi!  My name is Mike Moses, and I’m the Coordinator of International Relations at Tsugaru City Hall. I graduated in May 2010 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with majors in international studies, Spanish and ethnic studies (minor in Japanese).  During college, I studied abroad in Nagoya and Kyoto, living with a host family, where I developed a strong passion for international exchange. As the CIR in Tsugaru, I am involved in the planning of the Bath-Tsugaru exchange from the Tsu...

The Bath Tsugaru Sister Exchange Board has met to discuss and act upon the recent tragic events in Japan. Fortunately, our sister city is less affected than the Sendai area, but we are all very concerned and therefore initiating some projects to help the Japanese people. Our relationship began in 1889 with the citizens of Shariki heroically attempting to rescue the crew of the Bath- built ship Cheseborough, hence our motto is “Love and Courage Across the Seas”. In the spirit of our his...

Hello there!  My name is Cindy Matthews and I am the new Bath-Tsugaru Coordinator! I am VERY excited about this position, as I was the English Teacher in Shariki (now Tsugaru) for 3 years in 1992-95, and came to Bath every year of my stay there, assisting with both sides of the trip, accompanying my Japanese students to Bath and coordinating the stay of the Bath students to Japan. I am a Mainiac myself, born and bred here in Maine, and have tried to stay a part of the program since my retu...