Community Day reminder
This year’s Buxton Community Day will be held on Saturday at Tory Hill, at the intersection of routes 202 and 112.
A parade begins at 10 a.m. with Pat Wales as grand marshal. A pancake breakfast will be served from 8-9:30 a.m. at Weymouth Park. The fairway with booths, children’s games, food and entertainment opens at 11 a.m. in Weymouth Park. Other events include fireworks at 9:15 p.m.
The event includes the annual Dorcas Society Fair on the lawn at the Tory Hill Church. Lunch will be served under a tent from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Brown-Ganem family reunion
The Brown-Ganem clan held a family reunion at the home of Patricia Cote and at Ray L. Littlefield III’s home on Cornfield Road in Buxton.
“In spite of the weather, there was a wonderful turnout,” Cote said.
Cote said 81 people attended. The oldest was Victoria Cross, Melborune, Fla., and the youngest was Olivia Lynn Leeman, 7 weeks, daughter of Seth and Rhiannon Leeman, Hollis.
Others at the reunion included Theresa and Andrea Joy, William and Nicole Turkewitz, and Heath Leeman and children Trista, Tatianna and Savannah, all of Buxton; Margaret Joy, Biddeford; Cathy Chapman, Hollis; Seth Leeman and children Amaya, Connor and Olivia; and from South Portland, Raymond and Carolyn West, Terry Ganem, Tom and Peggy Turkewitz, and Todd and Jenifer Turkewitz; Shawna Turkewitz, New Hampshire; Barbara and Dan Leeman, Brighton; John and Kim Jordan, Cornish; Amanda Jordan, Danny and Layden Bradeen, Porter; Chuck and Patti Colson, Prospect Harbor; Jennifer and Amaya Colson, Prospect Harbor; Mary and Dick Meuse, Gray; Fred Ganem and Debbie Carter, Old Orchard Beach; Alice and Leverette Salisbury, Edward and Melinda Salisbury, and Edward Salisbury Jr., all of Ellsworth.
Also, Robert and Sandy Leeman, Eddie Riddle, all of Waterboro; Frank and Rosemarie Brown, Portland; Teresa Brown Emerson and Anthony and Elizabeth; Ann-Marie Brown Foley, Lauren, Sylvia and Eva; Nancy and Robert Piccone, Kevin Piccone, all of Portland; Joe and Kelly Piccone and children Nicholas, Elizabeth and Sam; Laurel and Roland Schelasin and children Maria and Sophia, Portland; Philip and Sharon Ganem and children Alison and Philip Jr., Casco; Paul and Shirley Chapedlaine, Robert and Ginger Thomas, Joe Cross, Richard Cross and Victoria Cross, all of Rhode Island.
Cote said there three raffles and the winners were: Terry Ganem, Gary Ganem and Nancy Piccone.
Owen earns degree
Christina Owen graduated from Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass., in commencement exercises in May.
Owen received a bachelor of science degree.
Sax on dean’s list
Robert Sax has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Springfield College in Springfield, Mass.
Sax is a fourth-year student majoring in applied exercise science.
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