Library trustees remember Broaddus
Two Walker Memorial Library trustees, Marian Peterson and Fran Fritzsche Jensen, recently remembered a longtime volunteer and past trustee Marion Libby Broaddus, who died in February.
Peterson and Jensen donated $100 to the library in memory of Broaddus.
“Marion was well loved at the library, and her contagious smile warmed all of those who knew her,” Kelly Day, vice president of Walker Memorial Library Friends, said in a statement.
Day quoted Walker Memorial Library curator Julie Peterson and meeting minutes, “Marion Broaddus was introduced as a new trustee at the meeting on May 20,1981. She retired from the board on Sept. 1, 2006.”
Broaddus was on the library’s board when the library addition was built. “She was an avid reader, traveler, dedicated to her church, Westbrook Warren Congregational, and proud of her family and their accomplishments,” Day said. “Even into her early 90s she would be seen walking to the library and the church with her quick step and upright posture.”
Broaddus died on Feb. 19 at age of 95. The trustees honored Broaddus for her years of service and dedication to the library.
Grange cooking turkey
Highland Lake Grange No. 87, at the corner of Hardy Road and Route 302, is hosting a turkey supper from 4:45-6 p.m. on Saturday, April 11.
The menu includes roast turkey, stuffing vegetables, potatoes, gravy, bread, beverages and dessert.
The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children.
Cote re-elected PWD head
At the Portland Water District Board of Trustees’ annual March meeting, Guy Cote was elected to a third term as president and Duane Dreger was elected vice president; David Kane, reelected treasurer; and Donna Katsiaficas, reelected clerk.
The district announced in a statement that Cote has been a member of the board since 2009 and has most recently served as president. Cote is president of Sevee & Maher Engineers, where he has worked for the past 29 years. He represents Westbrook on the water district board.
Dreger has been a member of the water district’s board since 2012 and has previously served on the operations committee. Dreger is a patent lawyer at the Boston law firm Cesari and McKenna. He represents Gorham on the water district board.
The Portland Water District is governed by a Board of 11 trustees who are elected to represent the 10 member communities.
Clark Insurance promotes Trepanier
Melissa Trepanier of Westbrook has been promoted to account manager in the Employee Benefits Group of Clark Insurance.
She will focus on individual health care insurance and small groups. A graduate of Southern Maine Community College, Trepanier has more than 20 years of experience in business administration.
The agency’s employee benefits group has been among the fastest growing segments of the business during the last four years. Changes in health care insurance and development of new life and annuity products have created significant opportunities in the market for the 83-year old agency.
Clark Insurance, an employee-owned independent insurance agency, provides business, employee benefits and personal insurance solutions from offices in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Firefighters from Westbrook Fire Department’s Shift 2 at the Prides Corner Station performed a “wet down” ceremony Monday before housing the department’s new Engine 3 for the first time. According to Lt. Mark Theriault, the ceremony is an old fire service tradition dating back to the days of horse drawn fire engines. Firemen would wash down the horses and engine before they went back into the station. The horses were unhitched and the engine was pushed into the station by the firemen. Courtesy photos
A $100 check from Walker Memorial Library trustees Marian Peterson and Fran Fritzsche Jensen is presented to Walker Memorial Library in honor of the late Marion Broaddus, longtime library trustee. Pictured, from left, are Friends of the Walker Memorial Library Karen Spear, secretary, and Kelly Day, vice president, along with Becky Albert, library director, and Jensen.
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