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Glenburn School

GLENBURN – The Glenburn PTF will sponsor a bazaar 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, May 20, at the Glenburn School, 991 Hudson Road. Proceeds from the bazaar will benefit Dallas Gerow, who has a serious illness, and her family.

The schedule is:

. A pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. in the school cafeteria.

. A plant sale featuring divisions from home garden plants, greenhouse flats and potted plants.

. A jewelry resale shop, craft table, baked goods, cake walk and garage sale.

Various groups in town put together theme baskets for a silent auction. Themes include: Sports Fun, Creature Comforts, A Night on the Town, Lotions and Potions, Chocolate! Chocolate! Chocolate!, Joy of Coffee, and many more.

The fourth grade class is collecting gently used toys and games for sale. Drop off donated playthings at the school.

The bazaar will end at noon with a hair cut. Sandra Cookson, a teacher at Glenburn, will have nearly 12 inches of blond curls cut off to donate to Locks of Love. She is seeking sponsors for the haircut.

In preparation for the bazaar, Glenburn PTF is accepting donations of items – except clothing – which could be raffled, auctioned or sold at the event. For information, call Marj Turner at 941-8732, or 852-4255.

Essay contest winners

HAMPDEN – The Penobscot County Bar Association congratulated the winners of this year’s Law Day Essay Contest at a May 5 baseball game at the University of Maine. Lawyer Joseph Ferris organized the event. Lawyers Jennifer Eastman and Marie Hansen announced the winners, all of them students at Hampden Academy:

. Shiela Nevells, first place, $500.

. Lauren Sturdivant, second place, $250.

. Peter Herrick, third place, $100.

The students addressed the topic, “Liberty Under the Law,” and were required to explain how the executive, legislative and judicial branches have their separate spheres and powers, but work together for the common good. Superior Court Justice Andrew Meade and Judge Jesse Gunther evaluated the essays.

Young Authors’ Camps

ORONO – Young writers can sharpen skills and express creativity during the University of Maine’s annual Young Authors’ Camps at five sites this summer. Sponsored by the Maine Writing Project, the day camps will be held in Orono, Benton, Newport, Brunswick and Bar Harbor.

Camps will be offered July 10-14 at UM in Orono, for children in grades three to 12, and at Benton Elementary School for grades one to 12; July 17-21 at Sebasticook Valley Middle School, Newport, for grades three to 12; July 24-28 at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, for grades three to 12; and Aug. 7-11 at the College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, for grades three to 12. Daily sessions at all camps run from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

In addition to working on skills, participants explore genres of writing, compose for creativity, experiment with electronic texts and publish and share their writing.

Young Authors’ Camps are led by teacher-consultants from the Maine Writing Project, part of the UM College of Education and Human Development and a site of the National Writing Project. The project is a federally funded professional development program dedicated to improvement of the teaching and learning of writing at all grade levels.

The $100 camp fee includes workshops, materials, a T-shirt and snacks. For information and registration, call the UM College of Education and Human Development at 581-2438, or e-mail bonny.harris@umit.maine.edu.

4-H Spring Fest art

BANGOR – In March, local 4-H groups got together for the annual Spring Fest, where children ages 5 to 18 participated in classes designed to be exciting learning adventures.

This year, as part of the secondary theme of “Expressing Yourself,” several youngsters worked together to produce a three-canvas masterpiece with the 4-H pledge in an abstract composition of heads, hands, hearts and health symbols.

In an effort to expand community awareness of the things 4-H has to offer, the canvases will be on display at the Bangor Public Library through May.

Central High School

CORINTH – Sherri Young, a sophomore at Central High School, has been selected to participate in the National Student Leadership Conference. She will have the opportunity to study, experience and develop skills and traits that define and identify a leader.

Special guest speakers at the conference in past years have included U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, as well as international medical researchers, ambassadors, Pentagon and White House officials.

Through participation in the program, Young hopes to develop her ability to think on her feet, engage in critical analysis and communicate effectively. She is the daughter of David and Julie Young of Hudson.

Old Town High School

OLD TOWN – Old Town High School teams returned home May 11 with trophies for their skill in environmental science. The school sent two teams of students to compete in the Downeast Regional Envirothon, an annual interscholastic environmental science competition organized by the Maine Association of Conservation Districts.

Old Town students took second and third place in the event, which demands the application of knowledge in the areas of forests, soils, wildlife and aquatic science.

This year, teams also were challenged to analyze the response of a local natural area to possible climate-related changes. Led by captains Denise St. Peter and Alanna Mills, Old Town Team A took second place, one point behind top-finishing Washington Academy.

With Erin St. Peter and Gabriella do Amaral as captains, Old Town Team B earned a solid third place. The Old Town teams now qualify to compete at the Maine State Envirothon on May 24 at Springvale

In addition to Denise St. Peter and Alanna Mills, members of Old Town Team A are Eliza Tibbetts, Andrew Cole and Mia Caballero.

Regina Kenneway, Jill Allen, and Sarah Nickerson join Erin St. Peter and Gabriella do Amaral on Old Town Team B.

The Bruce Hutson 5K & 10K Road Race, sponsored by the Old Town Public Library, the River Coalition and the Old Town-Orono YMCA, will take place at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, July 15, during the Canoe Hullabaloo. A registration form may be obtained at www.canoehullabaloo.com or at the Old Town Public Library, 46 Middle St. The race fee is $10 for pre-registrants or $15 the day of the race.

The following seniors have received letters of acceptance:

. Karey Littlefield, University of Maine Farmington and University of Maine.

. Clarissa Livingston, University of Maine, Northeastern University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

. Nathan Lonko, University of Maine.

. Sarah Mancuso, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

. Dustin Marley, Eastern Maine Community College.

. Hogan Marquis, University of Maine.

. Amanda Melanson, New England Institute of Art.

. Ashley Montgomery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Rider University and New Jersey City University.

. Brianna Moul, Eastern Maine Community College and Johnson & Wales University.

. Elysia Murray, Husson College.

Orono Middle School

ORONO – The Orono Middle School Math Team finished first overall in the Eastern Maine Math League’s large school division. Thirty pupils in grades six, seven and eight participated at various times during the school year.

At the meet on April 3, some 550 pupils competed at Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor.

A sixth grade Orono team finished in third place for the year. Individually, Jiawei Zou received a plaque for finishing in the top 10.

Seventh grade team members had nearly a clean sweep. One team finished first and the other placed second overall. Individual awards for grade seven were Leila Musavi, first; Elizabeth Coyne, second; Siobhan Harrity, third. Nikolai Renedo and Jessica Richards were in the top 10.

In grade eight, one team finished in first place for the year. The second team finished in fourth. Individual awards went to eighth-graders Paul Ohno, second; Henry Chai, third; and Ashley Tudder, in the top 10.

Colleges

Eastern Maine Community College

BANGOR – He volunteers; he’s a campus leader; and he’s just graduated from two degree programs. Dean Knowles was selected as Eastern Maine Community College’s 2005-2006 Student of the Year for his leadership, dedication and academic excellence.

Knowles was recognized by the Maine Community College System board of trustees, along with six other community college students, at an awards ceremony April 26 in Augusta.

Nominated by two faculty members, Knowles is completing his third year at EMCC in welding and pipe fabrication. Having passed the welding licensure exams, Knowles graduated on May 13 with dual associate degrees. He is considering engineering programs to continue his education.

Excelling academically with a grade point average of 3.329, Knowles has been involved in the student senate, where he served as vice president. He helped to organize blood drives for the American Red Cross.

He was the student member of the college health and safety committee, and a student representative on the welding-pipe fabrication advisory committee. This spring he was chairman of the senior banquet committee.

As a student leader, Knowles was a student speaker at a public forum for Gov. John Baldacci and at the EMCC’s President’s College Forum. He volunteered in the college’s 13th scholarship auction and participated in Washington County Community College’s Polar Dip fundraiser.

Knowles is known as a model student with superior classroom and lab performance. Roland Clukey, welding-pipe fabrication department chairman, commended Knowles for his “outstanding work ethic, for being enthusiastic, dependable and honest, and for exuding kindness and thoughtfulness in his day-to-day approach to life.”

Knowles came to EMCC from North Anson.

Elmira College

ELMIRA, N.Y. – Philip Gillett was named to the dean’s list for the winter term at Elmira College. He is the son of Geoff and Gail Gillett of Orono.

Fulbright Scholar

ORONO – Elisabeth G. Sewall, a 2005 graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Ukraine. She will spend a year studying Ukrainian efforts to create a national identity since gaining political independence in 1991. Sewall will take courses at the University of Kiev.

Sewall is the daughter of Nancy C. McDonald of Hilton Head, S.C., and David T. Sewall of Orono.

Husson College

BANGOR – Husson College announced recently the largest gift in its history – $1.5 million from the Richard E. Dyke Foundation, established by alumnus and entrepreneur Richard E. Dyke.

“Husson has been an important part of my life for the past 50 years and I want to return to the college a financial thank you for all it has done for me,” said Dyke in making the gift.

“This gift from Dick Dyke puts our college endowment and reserves at more than $10 million, a milestone we have pursued for years. Once again, Dick Dyke has come through,” said Husson President William Beardsley. “Earnings from the Richard E. Dyke Endowment will directly serve our school of business and the Center for Family Business that already bears Dick’s name.”

The Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business was constructed on campus in 1996 with Susan Collins, now a U.S. senator, as its founding executive director.

Dyke came to Husson from a home with no indoor plumbing in Wilton, and was the first in his family to go to college. He graduated in 1958 and received an honorary doctorate in 1976. He was a student leader in petitioning the Maine legislature for Husson’s degree-granting authority in the 1950s. Over the years he bought, managed and sold more than 50 Maine businesses.

Dyke has served as chairman and member of the Husson College board of trustees, playing a lead role in converting Husson from a for-profit to a nonprofit in the 1960s, personally making payroll during hard times in the 1970s, conceptualizing a payoff of $10 million of federal debt in the 1990s, and building and supporting the Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business in the 1990s.

University of Maine

ORONO – The top two students in the University of Maine Class of 2006 were recognized at commencement on May 13. Susan Nelligan Scott, a Holden native, is the class valedictorian, and the salutatorian is Alison Pease of Saco.

Scott, the sixth generation of the Nelligan family to live on the same property in Holden, received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and has been accepted into a UM graduate program in counselor education. She hopes to earn a doctorate. She joined the UM staff as an administrative assistant in 1998, and began taking classes shortly thereafter. She has worked at the Center for Community Inclusion and its Office of Equal Opportunity.

Scott worked full time as an undergraduate, taking some courses online or in the evening. She is in several honor societies, including Phi Kappa Phi.

“In gaining an education, I have also come to understand how much more there is out there to learn, and I am excited about continuing my education,” Scott said.

Scott and her husband, Ron, have been married for 29 years. They have a son, a daughter-in-law and a granddaughter.

An aspiring small animal veterinarian, Pease is headed to the University of Minnesota and a doctor of veterinary medicine program. Her bachelor’s degree is in animal and veterinary sciences.

Scott and Pease each received the designation summa cum laude.

ORONO – Amber Alborg, 14, of Old Town, entered the University of Maine as a full time student in the fall of 2005, the youngest ever to do so.

She has a dual major in biochemistry and music education. She was named to the dean’s list with a 4.0 GPA. UM’s College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry And Agriculture honored her as a freshman, college-wide, highest-ranking student.

Alborg plays first violin in the University Orchestra and is an accomplished pianist.

ORONO – The Black Bear Battalion’s Cadet Anders C. Hamlin of Milo has been named the George C. Marshall Award winner from the University of Maine.

Given annually, the award is presented to the most outstanding cadet in the Army ROTC program at the University of Maine. The award is named in honor of Army Gen. George C. Marshall, who served as the chief of staff of the Army and secretary of both state and defense and was the only career soldier to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.

Hamlin was selected for his professional excellence, leadership, personal integrity and selfless service to the nation.

Officials said he was a great example of the scholar-athlete-leader that Army ROTC looks for and instills in America’s young men and women.

Hamlin, a 2002 graduate of Penquis Valley High School, is the son of Neil and Barbara Hamlin of Milo. He was commissioned on May 13 as an infantry officer and will be assigned to Fort Benning, Ga., for training.

A University of Maine student has undertaken a Dress for Success clothing drive as a community service project and an effort to help students from the Penobscot Job Corps Center in Bangor get proper attire for jobs and job interviews.

“The basic idea for this is: There are students who are trying very hard to enter the job market and they may not have the resources,” said Jessica Richards. She is a journalism major from Orrington and the incoming community service chairwoman of the UM student chapter of the American Marketing Association.

Richards has a collection box in the atrium of the D.P. Corbett Business Building, but she will arrange to pick up clothing if people contact her at jessica.richards@umit.maine.edu.

She is looking for clothing, clean and in good condition, which would be suitable for job interviews or the workplace, such as collared shirts, blazers, trousers, skirts, neckties, belts or suits.

“It’s for students,” she said, “usually young people, age 17-23.” Spring is a good time for the collection, she said, because many people, both on campus or in the surrounding communities, are updating wardrobes.

Renae Muscatell, business and community liaison for Penobscot Job Corps Center, said Job Corps students appreciate the donated clothing. The clothing serves as a model for what they should be considering for workplace attire as they enter the job market. Also, dressing well for a job interview improves the students’ demeanor and sense of professionalism.

“Their confidence just goes through the roof,” Muscatell said.

Over the last 40 years, Penobscot Job Corps has provided economically disadvantaged young people the opportunity to gain essential educational, vocational and life skills to enter the workforce. Combining classroom, practical and work-based learning experiences, the Job Corps prepares youths for stable, long-term careers. The agency is funded through the Maine Department of Labor.

Richards said one of the many components of the student chapter of the AMA is to provide service to the community or businesses in the community. She will collect clothing until May 30.