St. Pierre joins team
Westbrook Fire and Rescue recently officially welcomed its newest employee to the department.
Firefighter/Paramedic Adam E. St. Pierre has completed his initial three-week training program the fire department conducts with new employees to the department. St. Pierre has been assigned to one of the day firefighter shifts in the department.
Blueberry festival at Trinity Lutheran
Westbrook’s Trinity Lutheran Church, 612 Main St., invites the community to celebrate its third annual harvest of the blueberry season on Saturday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
The event will take place rain or shine, at the rear of the church building.
Brenda Orach, who heads of the church’s social ministry, said there would be children’s activities and face painting. Hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks will be available for a minimal cost. Throughout the festival there will be fresh blueberries, homemade blueberry pies, muffins and cakes available to purchase.
Trinity’s Blueberry Festival is being sponsored by a service team from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
The church is also planning a huge celebration in October marking its 125th anniversary, with a banquet, guest speakers and many other special events recognizing the history that has taken place at Trinity over the past century and a quarter.
The church can be reached at 854-5653.
Gagnon earns degree
Nicole Gagnon received a bachelor’s degree in May commencement exercises Smith College in Northampton, Mass.
Gagnon is the daughter of G. Henry Jr. and June Gagnon of Westbrook. She majored in education and child study and African studies. She was on the dean’s list for both semesters of this school year. She is a 2002 graduate of Catherine McAuley High School in Portland.
Gagnon was a volunteer in Ghana, Africa, and a volunteer “From Somalia to Springfield.” She served at the college as president of both the diversity board and Activist Women Advocating for Rape Education (AWARE). She also spent one semester abroad at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Seniors plan trip
Westbrook Senior Citizens are planning a trip to the Ogunquit Playhouse to see “Hairspray” on Wednesday, Aug. 29.
For more information, call 854-2202 or 854-2705.
Charest Band in concert
The Bob Charest Band will play a concert 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday at Riverbank Park.
The free concert is part of a summer series sponsored by the Westbrook Recreation Department.
Charity auction
Seastrokes of Maine Decorative Painters will hold its annual charity auction on Sunday, Aug. 19 in South Portland at the Sheraton Hotel. A silent auction and luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The live auction is at 2:30.
For more information or tickets call 783 3400.
Seastrokes is a group of local painters that is part of an international society known as the Society of Decorative Painters. They come together each month in Westbrook to learn the art of decorative painting. The painters participate during the year by painting boxes for the Memory Box program, a volunteer organization that provides handpainted boxes to families that have lost an infant. These boxes help acknowledge the importance of these brief but precious lives and give the parents a place to put remembrances of their lost child.
Seastrokes paints for 12 Maine hospitals and sends the excess boxes to hospitals across the country. There is never a charge to the hospitals or to the families for these boxes. In order to cover the cost of this program Seastrokes holds its annual auction of items painted by its members.
Thompson deployed
Army National Guard Spec. Todd A. Thompson has been mobilized and activated for a future deployment to an undisclosed overseas location in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Thompson is an infantryman normally assigned to the 169th Military Police Company, Brewer. He is the son of Fred D. and Cathy L. Thompson of Westbrook, and a 2005 graduate of Westbrook High School.
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