Bethanie Brown, an Iowa State University student, in Ames, Iowa, from Waterville, ME (04901), was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society on April 30, 2017, in Ames, Iowa.
Brown was one of 76 Iowa State students with a major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences who were inducted into the prestigious honor society.
Colby Charette, right, Cassidy Charette’s brother and now “Big Brother” and mentor to his “Little” Harrison Quimby, get ready to “Putt 4 Cass” at Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream & Mini Golf, in Waterville May 20, to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine. To register, sponsor or volunteer, contact monica@bbbsmidmaine.org. Contributed photo
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine will celebrate the life of Cassidy Charette by raising money and awareness for local youth mentoring programs at a mini golf fundraiser “Putt 4 Cass” on Saturday, May 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream & Mini Golf, in Waterville. (Rain date May 21.) Cassidy was a junior at Messaonskee High School when she was killed in a hayride accident October 11, 2014. Since her passing, her school and its surrounding communities continue to find ways to honor and remember the teen whose passion was helping others through community service.
Cassidy was a volunteer for BBBS of Mid-Maine and advocated for a school-based mentoring program at her high school. When it wasn’t available, she asked to mentor a child each week at the Alfond Youth Center, completed training and was just two weeks shy of meeting her first “Little Sister.” In her honor, BBBS of Mid-Maine created three new BBBS school-based programs. Two of those programs pair Messalonskee high school mentors (Bigs) with youth facing adversity (Littles) at Atwood Primary and Williams Elementary schools, in Oakland. A third program was launched last year at the Boys/Girls Club and YMCA at Alfond Youth Center in Waterville, where each week kids in the after school care program meet one-on-one with high school “Bigs” from Messalonskee, Winslow, Waterville and Lawrence high schools.
“Helping others, especially children, was Cassidy’s passion,” said Monica Wilcox Charette, Cassidy’s mother and event coordinator. “These special mentoring programs will support hundreds of local kids, give high school students the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in a child’s life, and will honor Cassidy for years to come.”
The new mini golf event replaces “Bowl for Cassidy’s Sake,” a successful bowling fundraiser that in the last two years raised $80,000 for local BBBS programs. This year, schools, athletic teams, service groups and businesses are invited to form mini golf teams of four players, choose their preferred time to golf, register online (or call to register) and raise funds for local mentoring programs, then join the community May 20 to “Putt 4 Cass.”
The event will include course challenges with prizes, music, food, and ShineOnCass T-shirts for team fundraising. “Putt 4 Cass” is sponsored by Aetna, Fabian Oil, Golden Pond Wealth Management, Hammond Lumber, Mainely Trusses, New Balance, Smile Solutions, and Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream. Additional sponsoring opportunities are available, including hole sponsorships on the course.
To register a team, sponsor, volunteer, or for more information, call 314-6996, email monica@bbbsmidmaine.org or visit http://www.bbbsmidmaine.org.
Jim LaLiberty
Waterville Creates!, one of Maine’s leading arts and cultural organizations and a key driver in making the city a vibrant destination in central Maine, has elected Jim LaLiberty to the role of vice president of the Waterville Creates! board of directors effective February 28. Jim also serves as chair of the Waterville Opera House board.
Jim is currently an attorney at Jabar, LaLiberty & Dubord LLC and has practiced law in Waterville for 36 years. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the University of Maine School of Law. His practice is concentrated in the areas of business and commercial law. In addition to his role on the Waterville Opera House board, Jim is also a member of the board of directors of MaineGeneral Health.
He lives in Waterville with his wife, Julie, a seventh grade teacher at Waterville Junior High.
“I am proud to serve the arts in Waterville through my dual roles on both the Waterville Creates! and the Waterville Opera House boards,” stated LaLiberty upon being voted in as vice president. “Working in tandem with my fellow board members as well as our communities’ collaborative partners in the arts, including the Harold Alfond Foundation and Colby College.”
The following students have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2016 semester at Clarkson University, in Potsdam, New York:
Dean’s list status, which is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses, has been granted to Zachary Caruso, of Waterville, in the Fall 2016 semester, at Lehigh University, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Michael Oliveira, a resident of Waterville, has been named to the Fall 2016 dean’s list at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Christopher Crockett, of Manchester, has been named to the dean’s list at the University of New Hampshire for earning high honors for the fall 2016 semester . Crockett is majoring in business administration: finance. Chris is the son of James “Jim” Crockett, of Manchester, and Linda Crockett, of Watervlle, and the grandson of Robert and Patsy Crockett, of Augusta.
Nick Isgro, left, of Waterville, with his daughter Sofia at the Mount Merici Academy Father/Daughter dance held on February 10.
The Waterville/Winslow first-year co-op high school boys swim team placed sixth at the class A state championship meet held on February 20, at Bowdoin College, in Brunswick. Front row, left to right, Eric Booth, Zack Laflamme, Isaiah Vernier and Spencer Jones. Back, Carter Jones, John Reinsert and Jake Witham. Eric Booth and Jake Witham both achieved new school records.
Winslow Parks and Recreation third/fourth grade Rip ‘n Raiders take a break for lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings following a recent competition in Bangor.