Quints married 50 years
Carol and Arthur Quint of Stroudwater Street recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a 12-day trip to Alaska.
They were married Aug. 25, 1956, in Westbrook and have resided here since 1961.
Their children are David and his family of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; Susan and David Adams and sons, Saco; Laurie Quint, Hampton, Va.; and Bruce and his children, Gorham. Their family offered to help them realize their dream of returning to Alaska in lieu of giving them a party.
The Quints flew to Juneau, where they celebrated Arthur’s birthday at the Gold Creek Salmon Bake. They also visited Glacier Gardens, where they rode a golf cart 580 feet up into the rain forest. The next day they boarded the Empress of the North, a 230-passenger sternwheeler operated by the American West Steamboat Co., for a week-long cruise.
Their excursions included a ride on the White Pass and Yukon Railroad in Skagway, a day-long cruise on a catamaran into Glacier Bay, as well as stops at Sitke, Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchikan. During the cruise, the boat often stopped while whales frolicked nearby. They also saw hundreds of seals that dotted the icebergs near the glaciers,, along with bald eagles, a brown bear, a black bear, mountain goats and sea lions.
The last day of the cruise was the highlight of the trip as the boat cruised through LeConte Bay, Fredrick Sound and Tracy Arm before reaching South Sawyer Glacier.
The couple stood at the rail for more than an hour bundled against the 48 degree-temperature as the boat crept slowly and carefully among the icebergs to make its way to the shimmering blue glacier.
Borelli earns degree
Danato E. Borelli received a bachelor of science degree in electrical and computer engineering with distinction in May at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass.
Caron earns combat award
Army Reserve Capt. Darrell Caron has received a commendation for combat action during his service for the last 10 months in Iraq.
Caron is a counselor for other soldiers. He received the combat action badge for recognition to soldiers who personally engage the enemy or are engaged by the enemy during combat operations.
He said he received the award for his service in Iraq on April 19 when a rocket landed a short distance from where he was standing.
DiPietro on dean’s list
Gino G. DiPietro has been named to the dean’s list for meritorious performance for the spring semester at Mount Ida College in Newton, Mass.
WHA receives MMA check
The Westbrook Housing Authority received a $6,702 dividend check from the Maine Municipal Association because of its good loss experience over the past year.
The MMA offers self-funded insurance pools for municipal and quasi-public entities in Maine. They include a property and casualty pool, an unemployment compensation fund and a workers compensation fund.
Patricia Kablitz, director risk management services for MMA, said more than 80 percent of program participants receive dividends each year for their good risk management practices and loss experience.
Fine arts festival
The Westbrook Community Chamber presents the Westbrook Riverwalk Fine Arts Festival 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9 at Riverbank Park. The rain date is Sunday, Sept. 10.
Sept. 11 remembrance
A public Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept.11, in Riverbank Park.
The observance will include police, fire and emergency medical participants from regional communities in addition to the U.S. military.
Westbrook Democratic social
The Westbrook Democratic Committee will honor Rep. Bob Duplessie, Bob Harnois, Bob Carrier and Luther Small with lifetime achievement awards during a fall social, Sunday, Sept. 17, from 5-8 p.m., at Chicky’s, 3 Bridge St.
Participants can also choose to be a major sponsor ($500), sponsor ($250), host ($100) or friend ($75) of the event. Each giving level will be recognized in the evening’s brochure.
A mixer will be held from 5-6 p.m. followed by music from 6-8 p.m. and a cash bar. Tickets are $30. Make checks payable to the Westbrook Democratic Committee and mail to 10 Alberta Drive, Westbrook, Maine, 04092.
For more information, contact Brendan Rielly at 856-7704 or brielly@jbgh.com or City Chair Rick Goss at 854-2050 or rpgoss@aol.com
Historians to meet
Westbrook Historical Society will hold its first meeting of the year at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 17B Dunn St.
Tony Shettleworth’s topic is on the history of dowsing. The program is free and open to the public.
Donna Conley is president of the society.
Gospel breakfast
The local chapter of the Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship International will meet for a buffet breakfast at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9, at the American Legion building, 17 Dunn St., Westbrook.
Robert Salliby will be the guest speaker. An accountant, he’s also a musician known as “Bongo Bob.” He once started a coffee house and is now on the pastoral staff at a ministry in Leominster, Mass.
Cost is $8; seniors, $6. For reservations, call 772-5744. 774-6416 or 727-3252 before Sept. 6.
Cutline (Inger Cyr) – Westbrook Police Officer Inger Cyr receives recognition from James Fallon of Andover College for assisting in instructing the law enforcement program at the college. Courtesy photoSend questions/comments to the editors.
