On Saturday, May 13, on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) campus quadrangle, in Worcester, Massachusetts, over 1,000 bachelor’s degrees were awarded during the university’s 149th commencement ceremony.
Julia Pershken, of Albion, was awarded a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering with distinction.
Mikayla Bolduc, of Skowhegan, was awarded a bachelor of science degree in biomedical engineering.
Julia Pershken, of Albion, claimed women’s rowing postseason honors from the NERC or NIRC, at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, in Worcester, Massachusetts.
The following new books are now available at the Albion Public Library:
New books about Benedict Arnold’s capture of Fort Ticonderoga, on Lake Champlain, and his trip up the Kennebec River, to Québec City. Benedict Arnold’s Navy, by James Nelson; Voices from a Wilderness Expedition, by Stephen Darley. Through a Howling Wilderness, by Thomas Desjardin.
Also, Lost Villages of Flagstaff Lake, by Alan Burnell and Kenny Wing; The One-in-a-Million Boy, by Monica Wood; The Secret Wisdom of the Earth, by Christopher Scotton; Mayflower, by Nathanial Philbrick; Statesman: George Mitchell and the Art of the Possible, by Douglas Rooks; and Hey Ranger!, by Jim Burnett.
The Albion Lions Club is sponsoring the 5th annual ice fishing derby on Lovejoy Pond. This will be held on Saturday, February 18, (Free Maine Fishing Day) at Roy Fuller’s camp on Marden Shore. There will be ice fishing demonstrations throughout the day, food, beverages, raffles.
Entry tickets will be on sale until noon. The tickets are $3/person for weighing one fish (ticket must be presented when weighing in a fish). Fish weigh-in will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Derby ends at 4 p.m.).
Prizes for Bass, White & Yellow Perch, and Pickerel will be awarded in two categories: 15 years and under and 16 years and older. Prizes are $50 cash, $50 gift certificates, and handmade plaque per category. $25 cash prize for the smallest fish.
Raffle winners will be drawn and announced at the end of the day.
Bring the family and come join the fun on Lovejoy Pond! Just follow the signs.
To the editor:
The Albion Lions Club thanks all area citizens for their support in the 27th annual Christmas Giving Tree Project. Your generous support enabled the club to help 25 Albion families and their 69 children with gifts of clothing, books and toys. Special thanks go to the Albion Corner Store, Albion Mini Mart, Albion Post Office, Albion Town Office, Central Maine Pharmacy, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, and Yeaton Service & Supply.
On behalf of the Lions and the children who received the gifts we sincerely say thank you and may you all have a wonderful new year.
The Albion Lions Club
Maine Authors: Ghost Buck, by Dean Bennett; and Maine Sporting Camps, by George Smith.
Children’s: Finding Winnie, by Lindsey Mattick.
Adult: A Man Called Ove, by Frederik Backman; The Farm, by Tom Rob Smith; Driving Heat, by Richard Castle; and Warrior in the Shadows, by Marcus Wynne.
A group of sixth grade students from Albion Elementary School visited the Maine State Museum and the State House, in Augusta, on December 6. State Senator Scott Cyrway, center back, was able to greet the students and share with them what a typical day at the State House is like, as well as talk about the committees he served on in the 127th Legislature.
The Albion Public Library has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer “Let’s Talk About It”, a free reading and discussion group with copies of the books available through the library. This program is provided by the Maine Humanities Council’s Maine Center for the Book in cooperation with the Maine State Library.
The series, “The Gilded Age”, begins at 6 pm Tuesday, January 31 at the Albion Public Library.
Books to be read and discussed are: Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton; The Gilded Age, by Mark Twain & Charles Dudley Warner; The Rise & Fall of Silas Lapham, by William Dean Howell; Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson; and, Poland Spring, by David Richards.
The discussion will be led by David Richards, Director of the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan. David holds M.A. in New England Studies from the University of Southern Maine, and a Ph.D in History from the University of New Hampshire. He is the author of Poland Spring, A Tale of the Gilded Age and is currently working on a project for the Kennebec Highlands History Project learning about Central Maine native and game maker, Milton Bradley, the “Man Who Taught America How to Play”.
“Exploring ideas and issues through literature has a unique and fun way of creating community” said Nicole Rancourt, director of Let’s Talk About It. “We find that there is great interest among adults in getting together to discuss what they’ve read with others. Having a discussion leader like David Richards can help deepen this experience.”
Books for the program are available for loan at the library. Go to the library, or call Roberta at 437-2019, to register. You can go to the library to pick up the first book of the series. The library is open Monday and Thursday 6 – 8 p.m., and Wednesday and Saturday, 9 – 11 a.m.
The Albion Lions Club is actively seeking gifts from the community in support of its 26th annual Christmas Giving Tree project. To date this year we have identified need from 19 families with 51 children. Our Christmas Giving trees with attached ornaments have been placed at the Corner Store, the Town Office, the Post Office lobby, Yeaton’s, Amulets Country Market, and the Central Maine Pharmacy, all in Albion.
Albion Lions are asking for your help make Christmas more joyous this year by selecting an ornament from a tree in one of these locations. Each ornament will provide a school age child or pre-schooler with essential items of clothing, footwear, hygiene items, or a toy.
After you take an ornament and purchase the gift, please return it with the ornament attached, to the place where you picked it up before December 18. Monetary contributions may be selected from the tree or checks may be made out to the Albion Lions and sent P.O. Box 25, Albion, ME 04910.
If you have questions or need clarifications, please call Cindy Drake at 437-2445.
The following area students have been named to the dean’s list at the University of New Hampshire, in Durham, New Hampshire.
Kelly McCormac, of South China; Michaela Hinckley-Gordon, of Benton; Kellie Bolduc and Luke Violette, both of Waterville; Sarah Wildes, of Winslow; Myrilla Hartkopf, of Albion; Andrew Marden, of Bingham, Maxwell Kenney and Kyle McLain, both of Fairfield; Adam Bovie and Rebecca Grenier, both of Vassalboro.