Do you cite your sources? This simply means writing down where you found a fact. Many beginning genealogists don’t bother with this figuring they will remember. Others think this is only for “professional” genealogists. However, all genealogists should know where their information originated. That’s a basic and extremely important rule.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The following Presque Isle Middle School students earned honor roll placement during the second quarter of the 2015-16 school year.
GRADE 6 — High honors: Sydney Balkman, Elias Barnes, Emily Bemis, Joseph Bicknell, Paige Billings, Torrie Casey, Areil Copley, Summer Dahlgren, Quinn Demerchant, Benjamin Duprey, Tyler Farnham, Piper Galipeau, Sierra Galipeau, Cooper Gilliam, Juliette Gomez Lawson, Hannah Graves, Danica Haskell, Matthew Hedrich, Madelaine Jackson, Libby Kinney, Ezra Leach, Jayden Lovely, Jackson Maynard, Xavier McAtee, Anthony Michaud, Cole Mints, Brenna Morneau, Cole Nadeau, Zoe Plummer, Jonah Roy, Faith Sjoberg, Alyssa Smart, Adelle Smith, Alison Sweetser, Madison Ward, Breanna Wasson, Naomi Wood and Jeffrey York. Honors: Logan Akeley, Mackenna Berube, Myah Bragdon, Jenna-Lee Bragg, McKenna Brown, Michael Brown, Abigail Chase, Cavin Cleaves, Gabriel Flannery, Ryan Gallagher, Allison Gardiner, McKenzie Green, Clay Gregg, Cole Griffiths, Chase Guerrette, Madison Hedrich, Kiley Howlett, Nathaniel Kornachuk, Sophie Lee, Austin Maynard, Elizabeth McCrum, Alexa Perkins, Dominick Poisson, Wilson Saucier, Morgan Seward, Ethan Shaw, Gage Smart, McKenzie Stambaugh, Kassie Stiber, Ryllan Thibault, Damion VanHouten, Dustin Walsh, Karsen Winger and Noah Yarema.
CARIBOU, Maine — The following births were recently announced at Cary Medical Center.
WHITE — A girl, Victoria Ellen White, born to Alyssa and Travis White of Mars Hill on February 25, 2016.
FOX — A boy, Karter Nicholas Fox, born to Lacey and Christopher Fox of Fort Fairfield on February 29, 2016.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Camp Invention, the nation’s premier summer enrichment day camp program, supported by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and a product of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, will return this summer to the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
This year’s camp is slated the week of Aug. 1, 2016, and for students entering grades 1-6, it is a weeklong adventure that will turn the summer from ordinary to extraordinary through hands-on problem solving, using science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Carla Knapp, national services director for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, recently awarded the Native Spirit Award to Whytnie Martin-Sackett, a VISTA volunteer for the local club, led by the Aroostook Band of Micmacs in Presque Isle.
The Native Spirit Award is one of the highest achievements within the BGCA and the most honorable award in Boys and Girls Clubs in Native American country.
EASTON, Maine — The Aroostook County Action Program’s Healthy Aroostook recently sponsored a Kick Butts Day activity with Easton youth.
The March 16, 2016 event coincided with Kick Butts Day, a national event organized through the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and included auditing the local store, Country Farms Market, for tobacco advertising geared towards youth.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — From “response to intervention” strategies and the Maine State Lottery to antibiotic resistant genes and women redefining culture, students at the University of Maine at Presque Isle will showcase their academic research, scholarly work and community service on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 during University Day.
The theme of this year’s event is Disrupting the Status Quo.
PORTLAND, Maine — Effective July 1, 2016, Fr. Thomas M. Murphy has been appointed pastor of All Saints Parish (St. Charles Borromeo Church, Brunswick; St. John the Baptist Church, Brunswick; St. Mary Church, Bath; Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Boothbay Harbor; St. Ambrose Church, Richmond; St. Patrick Church, Newcastle; St. Katharine Drexel Church, Harpswell).
He is currently pastor of Holy Spirit Parish (St. Mary Church, Wells; St. Martha Church, Kennebunk; All Saints Church, Ogunquit).
PRESQUE ISLE — The Wintergreen Arts Center will host its next Sip ‘N Paint with Anne Hemphill on Thursday, April 28. Hemphill will show participants how to paint a tulip welcome sign on a slate slab. The cost is $45. No prior experience is necessary. Materials and refreshments provided. Seating is limited. Call 762-3576 […]
PRESQUE ISLE – The University of Maine at Presque Isle will host an opening reception in the Pullen Gallery for Roldena Sanipass as she presents her senior show on Friday, April 29, from 6-8 p.m. She will speak about her work at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
