BUCKSPORT

Conservation trust honors Tuller as top volunteer

Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust recently honored Connie Tuller of Frankfort with its Volunteer of the Year award at the land trust’s annual meeting.

Tuller has worked with GPMCT since 2007, originally tagging along with Hans Krichels and his group of teens from KidsPeace in Ellsworth, helping out with their weekly community service projects in Orland’s Great Pond Mountain Wildlands to cut brush, put up birdhouses, build brush piles and other projects.

Over the years, Tuller has shared her expertise on raising homing pigeons, leading nature hikes and offering plant identification walks with both KidsPeace kids and the public

Tuller also has donated many of the watercolor paintings she’s created to raise funds for the land trust. This past July, she donated four mornings to lead an Arts in the Wild program for kids.

“Connie is a great example of somebody who’s gone above and beyond for the community and the Wildlands, because of her love of the outdoors, the land and the kids,” said Cheri Domina, GPMCT executive director. “We’re pleased to be able to recognize her dedication and talent.”

STRATTON

2015 Dead River Historical Society calendars available

Copies of the 2015 Dead River Historical Society calendars are available for $8 each.

The calendars may be purchased at Pines Market in Eustis, Fotter’s Market in Stratton, at The Dead River Area Historical Society, that is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. this weekend, or via mail. Send $8 to cover the cost of calendar and mailing to: The Dead River Area Historical Society, PO Box 15, Stratton, ME 04982.

For more details, call Mary Henderson at 246-2271.

SOUTH PORTLAND

Training for hospice volunteers being offered

Hospice volunteer training will be offered for people who would like to be part of the VNA Home Health Hospice team this fall, to bring comfort to individuals and families facing a terminal illness. The training will be held on four consecutive Fridays, meeting from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 26 through Oct. 17.

Class will meet at the VNA office at 50 Foden Road in South Portland. A pretraining interview will be required.

For more information or an application, call Linda Hopkins, volunteer coordinator, at 400-8714 or e-mail hopkinsl@emhs.org.

WELLS

Goodale hired to oversee high school renovation

The Wells-Ogunquit Community School District School Committee approved the hiring of Brad Goodale to fill the role of clerk of the works to oversee the district’s $26.85 million renovation project at Wells High School.

Goodale, of Cape Neddick, has experience working in that role for various construction projects for several school facilities and at York Hospital.

Goodale will work closely with the project’s architect, Lavallee Brensinger Architects, and the district’s officials and building committee. The project is expected to be completed in early September.

Throughout the renovation and additions to Wells High School, the school will remain open at its current location.

A formal groundbreaking ceremony will be scheduled for late September or early October.