Elwell competes

Dawn Elwell will be competing in the Mrs. Maine Pageant to be held on March 22. Dawn was born and raised in Maine and is a married mother of three beautiful children; Cooper who will be 13 in February, Braedyn who will be 7 this month and Adelynn who will be 3 in March. She is married to her best friend Nick Elwell who she met when she was 16 years old and they have been together ever since. Dawn says she is very fortunate and happy to be able to be a full-time, stay-home mom.

Dawn joined the pageant to meet other women with the same family values she has. The Mrs. America pageant stood out to her because of their core values being built around recognizing the accomplishments of married women and stay-at-home mothers all across the country. She has met many wonderful people this past year throughout this journey volunteering with people at the Sebago Lake Chamber of Commerce where she is now an active member. She is also a volunteer for the U Can 5K race right here in Raymond to benefit Candace Woolston.

Dawn is also a trained vocalist, with a passion for music and the arts. The competition is right around the corner on March 22 at the Fore Seasons in Portland. Tickets are $30 each in advance or $35 at the door. She would love to see as many fellow Raymonders in attendance as possible. To help donate or support Dawn in her pageant run visit www.gofundme.com and search “Dawn Elwell Mrs. Raymond.”

Jordan-Small Middle School Honor Roll

Congratulations to the following Jordan Small Middle School students for their academic accomplishment of Trimester 1 Honor Roll:

Grade 5

Isabel Adkins, Olivia Adkins, Loghan Aycock, Oliver Backman, Ashley Bell, Logan Campbell, Abby Cobb, Declan Connor-Schaefer, Mackenzie Daigle, Isabel Dionne, Joshua Doughty, Raymond Dulac, Christian Ferrante, Amanda Foss, Dakota Foss, Aubrey Froisland, Emma Furey, Lucas Gaudin, Samuel Gurney, Hannah Hannes, Sarah Hare, Kaylee Lacasse, Cameron Landry, Celyne Lino, Sydney Look, Elizabeth Miller, Colby Mizner, Torin Moore, Lily Oldershaw, Shae Perratto, Eli Rogers, Emma Rothrock, Sadie Tirrell, Nicholas Vella, Ellie Wilson, Alex Wing.

Grade 6

Keegan Aycock, Liliana Beaton, Alec Brooks, Keegan Brooks, Dominick Campbell, Molly Cochrane, Makenna Colby, Caleb Crockett, Shyler Fielding, Mark Gedicks, Louden Greene, Niall Gushue, Niklas Lessard, Nicole Levine, Riley McClure, Reese Merritt, Meghan Messinger, Mia Mizner, Trevor Mizner, Vania Murch, Claire Nelson, Elizabeth Peterson, Jayson Plummer, Nathan Plummer, Aaron Rhoades, Boden Sabasteanski, Caden Theriault, Trenton Valeriani, Fritz Van Winkle, Kiana Webster, Ember Young.

Grade 7

Hailey Applebee, Trenton Atherton, Ashlee Bernier, Braeden Bisson, Mya Bolk, Savanna Bradford, Benjamin Childs, Liam Conner-Schaefer, Biaggio Cushman, Kaleb Decker, Carlee Desrochers, Brodie Driscoll, Tom DuPont, Callie Fielding, Norma Garza Easter, Sam Hebert, Danessa Jackson, Ivan Kaffel, James Louko, Lindsey MacDonald, Calum Murray, Caitlyn Nassa, Samuel Nunn, Rainey Pawlowski, Sophey Potter, Brooke Proctor, Kylie Rhoades, Riley Silvia, Austyn Steeves, Isabelle Thomas, Leah Walker, Chelsea Welch, Whitney Wilson.

Grade 8

Hannah Bernier, Magdalene Bradford, Courtney Brown, Blake Colby, Catherine Crockett, Stratos Demakis, Colby Dionne, Elizabeth Donahue, Haley Froisland, Riley Gardner, Sophie Gardner, Danielle Gaudin, Kaitlyn Gedicks, Sarah Hall, Madison McCune, Samantha Phinney, Richard Plummer, Carlee Richmond, Amber Rickett, Sophie Sangster, Grace Schmader, Bryn Tangen, Alianah Timmons, Andrew Wing, Deven Young.

At the Library

• Financial Information Workshop: It’s smart. It’s free. It could change your life! Join Judy Simoneau and Crystal Rogers from Prevarica on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 6 p.m. for a financial workshop to learn about the various kinds of saving accounts, ways to reduce debt, retirement savings strategies how life insurance works and most importantly the high cost of waiting to save. Space is limited. Call 655-4283 or email sally.holt@raymondvillagelibrary.org to reserve your spot. Light refreshments will be served.

• Book Group: This reading group will meet on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. at the library to discuss Maine Author Monica Woods’s “Ernie’s Ark.” This is a book of connected stories set in the fictional paper mill town of Abbott Falls, Maine. When the paper mill goes out on strike, Ernie Whitten, a pipefitter taking care of his dying wife, builds an ark in his backyard, an act of faith and defiance that reverberates throughout the community in unexpected ways. The characters that populate “Ernie’s Ark” fulfill one of the author’s recurring themes – the inevitable and often misdirected human desire for connection. We invite all interested readers to join us and share their take on this unusual novel. For more information call the library at 655-4283.

2015 Winter Baseball Clinics

The Windham/Raymond Baseball Alliance, Windham Summer Baseball, and Windham Little League will be hosting an off-season program for Windham/Raymond baseball players. The intent of the eight-week program is to brush up on hitting, fielding and throwing skills prior to the upcoming season, and also familiarize yourself with the Windham High School/Middle School baseball staff, their philosophy, lingo and teaching approach.

The program is hosted and instructed by the Windham High School/Middle School baseball staff: Varsity Head Coach Brody Artes, Varsity Assistant Coach Aaron Talon, Varsity Pitching Coach Erik Carlson, JV Head Coach Matt Shardlow, First Team Head Coach Nick Dubay and Middle School Head Coach Brett Turenne.

The clinics will be held the following Sunday evenings, Feb. 1, 8, 22 and March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. Ages 10 and below will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and ages 11 and up (non-high school students) from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Please note, however, March 8 times will be: ages 10 and below, 6-7 p.m. and ages 11 and up, 7-8 p.m. The clinics are held at Windham High School Main Gym & Aux Gym. The cost for the full clinic is $75. Checks should be made payable to Windham High School. For more information, contact: bartes@windhamraymondschools.org.

Competing in the upcoming Mrs. Maine America pageant will be Dawn Elwell of Raymond.Photo courtesy of Dawn Elwell