Charette concert a blast in Ashland
ASHLAND NEWS
by Susan Feeney-Hopkins
Ashland District School students and community members were recently treated to a concert by the legendary entertainer, Rick Charette.
Photos courtesy of Susan Feeney-Hopkins
LOCAL FAVORITE —
Singer/songwriter Rick Charette recently performed at the Ashland District School.
This was Charette’s first time entertaining in the Ashland community.
Performing for the first time in the Ashland area, Charette was met with a great deal of enthusiasm and delivered a lively and fun concert. Children of all ages enjoyed his songs and fun lyrics. Most of the children were singing along and were fully absorbed with the interactive show.
Pre-K student Zachary Burby wore a ‘lobstah’ hat
The students were also challenged to wear their most creative “crazy hats” to get in to the entertaining spirit of the show. It was quite enjoyable to see the smiles and pure fun they were having!
While best buddies
Shelby Stolze and Catherine Harmon,
both nine,
danced in the aisle.
Thanks to the efforts of the Ashland Area PTO, Charette put on a show during the school day for the pre-K through 5th grade students and then entertained again that evening for students, their families and interested community members.
Photo courtesy of Susan Feeney-Hopkins
FIFTH-GRADE students were chosen from the audience
to help entertain their classmates.
Doing the hula were, from left:
Dayne Durand, Stephen Bellanceau, Megan Cote and Mickayla Driscoll.
Photo courtesy of Susan Feeney-Hopkins
ABLE ASSISTANTS —
Ashland District School faculty members joined in on all the fun.
Being chosen by the students to participate were teachers, from left,
Diana O’Clair, Beth Monpetit and Bonnie McNally.
Photo courtesy Ashland District School
LATEST INDUCTEES —
Ashland District School recently inducted five new members into the National Honor Society.
They are, from left, front row:
Mark Corella and Shea Craig.
Back row: Jordon Beaulier, Keith Holmes and Tyler Levesque.
‘Aroostook River Voices’ to perform in concert
The “Aroostook River Voices” will hold their third concert presentation at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 15th at the Ashland District School auditorium. The chorus is made up of more than 80 residents, young and old; community members and students. The only prerequisite is a love of singing and music.
There will also be a presentation by the Ashland middle school chorus and an “Into the Woods” musical selection. Admission is by donation. The concert is sponsored by the Ashland Alumni Association.
National Honor Society inducts five more
The Ashland District School recently inducted five new members in to the National Honor Society. The new members are Mark Corella, Shea Craig, Jordon Beaulier, Keith Holmes and Tyler Levesque. The guest speaker for the ceremony was Janice Delong, former teacher and principal in Ashland.
Portage Lake searching for military veterans
In an effort to honor and update their military Honor Roll, the town of Portage Lake is asking readers and community members to submit the names of Portage Lake community members who have served in (any branch) of the military. Names of the veterans will be included on the downtown veterans Honor Roll memorial.
Also, they are requesting any changes that need to be made to the current list of veterans be submitted at this time also. Please submit names and/or changes as soon as possible. The plan is to have this completed by the Summer.
Please contact Corrine Routhier at 435-6854 or arouthier@roadrunner.com or Sarah Brooks at 551-6471.
Susan Feeney-Hopkins is the correspondent for Ashland, Portage Lake, Oxbow, Masardis, Garfield, Nashville Plantation and the surrounding areas. She can be reached at 435 8232 or Feenhop@aol.com
