Allard family reunion
Many of the descendants of the late Lucie and Ralph Allard Sr. gathered at the home of Dana and Janice (Allard) Sanborn on Oct. 10 for a family reunion.
Janice Sanborn’s sister and brother-in-law, Jody and Van Catterton Jr., were visiting from Florida, so Sanborn planned the surprise during their stay. Jody Catterton believed that she was helping to plan a 50th birthday party for one of Sanborn’s friends.
Coincidentally, one of the first guests to arrive was a cousin, Pamela (Allard) Smith, who was to turn 50 the following week. So Jody Catteron thought it made sense that she would be there. When the rest of the relatives started to show up, the surprise was over.
Those who attended included Catherine (Allard) Fernald; Kim (Fernald) and John Ramsey with daughters, Amy and Michaela; Ralph Allard Jr.; Jim Allard; Helen and Phil Allard Sr.; Martha (Allard) and Jono Bolte with their six children, Ben Bolte and girlfriend, Melissa Sylvain, and Doug and Kim Bolte with daughter, Abbie, and Katie (Bolte) Shepard with children Austin Bolte and Leah Shepard, along with Marcie, Marybeth and Jimmy Bolte.
In addition to the Cattertons and the Sanborns with children Kyle and Kaitlyn, others attending were Becky and Phil Allard Jr. with daughter, Heather; Pam (Allard) and Larry Smith with daughter, Jennifer Smith, and granddaughter, Kiera Smith; Mark Smith, son of Kathy (Allard) Smith, who was unable to attend as were her other children, Ashley and Eric.
Others who were unable to attend were Kathy and Carson Wood and Holly Rose Wood, son and daughter of the late Larry and Rosie (Allard) Wood; Steve Allard; Tim and Joanne Allard and their children, Lindsay, Melissa and Tim Jr.; Mike and Liz Fernald; John Allard; Phil Allard III; Daniel Allard; Nicholas Smith.
Keirstead earns academy honors
Andrew Keirstead earned honors in the first marking quarter this year Bridgton Academy.
A graduate of Westbrook High School, Keirstead is the son of Dwight Keirstead and Sally-Alane Fox of Westbrook.
Bridgton Academy in North Bridgton is in the nation’s only all postgraduate college preparatory school for young men. Keirstead is one of the 185 studying there.
Retired teachers plan holiday party
The Westbrook Bell Ringers will entertain at a party for the Cumberland County Retired Educators at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, at Keeley the Katerers on Warren Avenue.
Martha Pillsbury is president of the retired educators group. All fellow retired educators and their guests are invited for a meal, costing $11. For reservations, call 797-5345.
Cutline: Six members of the Allard family gather for a photo at a reunion last month. In the front row, they are, left to right, Kyle Sanborn, Catherine Fernald, and Helen Allard. In the back row, Jody Catterton, Phil Allard Sr. and Ralph Allard Jr. Send questions/comments to the editors.
