There’s a lot of hate and discontent floating around in the world of e-mails, and in opinion columns as well. Sometimes as I delete the messages that have been forwarded to 55 others, about the “correctness” of speaking only English and lately, as ads for T-shirts and bumper stickers, I really wonder about my fellow […]
Lakes Region Weekly News
Most improved students named at Bonny Eagle High School
The Bonny Eagle Honor Flag was raised for these most improved students: Anisa Afiri, Shannon Berry, Derek Boucher, Amanda Brooks, Dan Burgess, Michelle Byrnes, Kathy Caywood, Cody Chagnon, Victoria Craney, Desiree Crockett, Richard Crosby, Brett Dostie, Nicholas Dunton, Kyle Durkin, Brody Fish, Aaron Forbes, Mitchell Foster, Derek Gillespie, Dalton Groeger, Zachary Harmon, Taylor Jalbert, Allison […]
Most improved students named at Bonny Eagle High School
The Bonny Eagle Honor Flag was raised for these most improved students: Anisa Afiri, Shannon Berry, Derek Boucher, Amanda Brooks, Dan Burgess, Michelle Byrnes, Kathy Caywood, Cody Chagnon, Victoria Craney, Desiree Crockett, Richard Crosby, Brett Dostie, Nicholas Dunton, Kyle Durkin, Brody Fish, Aaron Forbes, Mitchell Foster, Derek Gillespie, Dalton Groeger, Zachary Harmon, Taylor Jalbert, Allison […]
Windham High School Top 10 students
The following Windham High School students finished in the top 10 of the senior class: Valedictorian: Nathan Gardner Parents: Denise and Les Gardner Clubs/Activities: Key Club, Bulletin Editor; Student Council, Student Issues Officer; National Honor Society; French Honor Society; Science Olympiad; Youth Caucus; META; Boy Scouts; Amnesty International; Concert Band. Hobbies/Interests: Skiing, music, politics and […]
Windham Idol
Interact Club members raised $450 toward a cleft palate operation for a local family with proceeds from the second annual talent show at the Windham High School. “We’ve had it in mind since the beginning of the school year,” said Alicia Michaud, 16. She and Kristen Morrison, Carla Dies and Sara Juergens are the officers […]
Alfond Foundation donates $100,000 to St. Joseph
The Harold Alfond Foundation has donated $100,000 to St. Joseph’s College in honor of the leadership of departing president David House during the campaign to build a new academic building, Harold Alfond Hall, completed in 2004. House, of Cape Elizabeth, left the college in mid-May after 12 years. In a letter to the outgoing president, […]
Raymond dedicates memorial park on Memorial Day
Retired Army Officer Howard Stiles of Raymond, who spent 24 years in uniform before retiring in 1983, unveiled a new war memorial for Raymond veterans near the intersection of routes 302 and 85 on Monday. In 2006, the former chairman of the Raymond Board of Selectmen Betty McDermott presented Stiles a check of $7,500 to […]
Brothers in arms
Lance Corporal Bryce Howe, left, is serving with the U.S. Marine Corps based at Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif. He served in Iraq starting in September 2005 for a seven-month deployment and has recently redeployed to Ramadi, Iraq in March for his second tour. At right is his brother Brynn Howe, 19, who is a seaman apprentice/operations […]
Windham students make quilts for Camp Sunshine
A sewing class at Windham High School donated two quilts to the Camp Sunshine charity in Casco for seriously ill children and their families. “They think it’s a good cause,” said Adena Emery of her Fiber Arts class students who made the quilts. She said all four of the students who presented the quilts to […]
Windham Remembered
The Windham Remembered photo this week was donated to Windham Historical Society in 1997 and was identified as Grammy Lord’s house, known also as the White mansion. It was built on North Gorham Road in 1798 by lumber merchant John Trickey, who was married to Mary White. Her father, Peter, had settled at White’s Bridge. […]