Local youth named Student Ambassador
WASHBURN NEWS
by Beth Boddy
Lucia Bragg recently returned home from what she says is “the most educational, cultural and exciting 19 days of my life.”
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Lucia Bragg, at right, poses with a gateman at one of the many castles she visited while on her student ambassador trip to Europe.
She traveled to four countries and numerous cities with 36 other students from Maine and New York. They had the opportunity to be briefed for a British Parliament meeting and had the opportunity to not only see how other cultures live but also had the chance to work and complete 10 hours of community service work. They attended the schools in those countries and lived with host families.
They stayed in Belfast, Ireland and learned much about the troubles and accomplishments of this area, since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The night before they left Ireland, bombings and shooting could be heard about two miles away. Of course, they also enjoyed many mystic and famous sites.
At the end, the students earned a college credit from the Washington School of World Studies. Lucia Bragg is now officially a Student Ambassador.
Of all the destinations they visited Lucia said her favorite was the Gap of Dunloe, in Kerry — which they toured by horse-drawn carts and a lot of walking. They also traveled one of the rivers, in the Gap, by boat and made a wish at the famous Wishing Bridge. This area was so beautiful and a site Lucia wished would never end.
In Scotland and Ireland, they had the opportunity to work and live beside the locals. They all had a chance to shear sheep, see them gathered by trained dogs and learn how the teens completed daily chores for the elderly. They did everything from weeding gardens, cutting peat for the winter’s fuel, to just visiting with the elderly and learning from their stories.
Lucia would like to thank the many people for helping make this amazing trip possible, including family, friends, local businesses and charters, and the many people in town who were willing to donate money or bottles.
Heald retires
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Connie Heald is pictured at her retirement party
after 30 years working at Katahdin Trust.
After 30 years of service for Katahdin Trust Company, Connie Heald is retiring. Cake and ice cream were served to customers, employees and community members in honor of Connie on Friday, Aug. 16.
Birthdays/anniversaries
Those celebrating a birthday between Aug. 21-27 include: Noah White, Stacey Baker, Roscoe McIntosh, Dale Easler , Geraldine Beckwith and Kevin Kidney.
Those celebrating an anniversary between Aug. 21-27 include: Mike Barker and Amy Berube, Erik and Erika Vaughn, Fred and Tamria Maynard, Mark and Diana Bragg, and Mike and Peggy Kelley.
Washburn ATV Club
The Washburn ATV Club plans the following events:
Saturday, Aug. 24 — Club ride to Ashland for lunch, leaving the clubhouse at 9 a.m. All are welcome to attend.
Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 — We will be doing a hotdog roast by donation from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We will be having hotdogs, French fries, canned soda and bottled water and dessert. We will also be doing a 50/50 draw and the winner does not have to be present to win. The lucky ticket will be drawn at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Thursday, Sept. 5 — Pizza party and club meeting at our clubhouse. Pizza at 6 p.m. and meeting to follow. All are welcome to attend.
Beth Boddy is the correspondent for Perham, Wade and Washburn. She can be reached by calling 455-8427 or by e-mailing bethwood@hotmail.com.
