Raymond has a ball

Raymond Baseball and Softball concluded another incredibly successful year, with 194 children participating. The kids ranged from 5-year-old T-ball players through 16-year-olds competing in the Senior league. Countless games have been played all spring on the wet fields, and in the end we captured two huge titles.

Raymond teams made it to the playoffs and won both the minor and major league championship titles this year for the Sebago Long Lake division. This division consists of 10 teams from Raymond, Casco, Naples, Sebago, Bridgton, Harrison and Waterford.

The winning minor league team was sponsored by Downeast Energy and won for the third consecutive year. Victorious players included Jack Bisson, Matt Dostie, Jack Gresh, Devon Griffeth, Jonathan Lolar, Ben MacDonald, Austin McGowan, Connor Pittman, Derrike Richards, Zachary Skillings and David Young. The team was managed by Dave McGowan with coaches Kevin MacDonald and Ricky Skillings.

Winning the major league division was Team IDS, sponsored by Innovative Distribution Services, a business owned by longtime baseball advocate and town Selectman Lonnie Taylor. The team includes Luis Allen, Matt Cobb, Zack Conley, Chase Gendron, Matthew Harmon, Isaac Jordan, Dylan Koza, Mitch Lorenz, Clayton Manchester, Jarron Nadeau, Ryan Plummer and Jeff Pollard. The team was managed by Kevin Lorenz with coaches Jeff Pollard and Mark Conley. In an extra-exciting game witnessed by dozens of people with and without ballplayers, IDS played Raymond’s Team Good Life Market for this championship. It was incredible to see two Raymond teams earning the coveted positions and competing in the Sebago Long Lake playoffs.

Congratulations to all players for a successful season.

Jamboree Yard Sale

Boy Scout Troop 800 will be holding a Jamboree Yard Sale at the Raymond Village Community Church on Main Street on Saturday, July 11, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The troop is raising money to attend the National Jamboree that will be held next summer at Fort AP Hill Virginia. This Jamboree will specifically celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. Currently there are seven scouts and two adult leaders from Troop 800 planning to join 90 other scouts and leaders from Pine Tree Council and attend this event. The Jamboree will have attendees from across the continental states as well as many international attendees.

This yard sale is one of many fundraising efforts Troop 800 will hold over the next few months. Please support their efforts and help them achieve this goal.

Making honors

Congratulations are in order to the following students who made the honor roll for the final trimester at Jordan Small Middle School.

Grade 8 high honors: Sandra Carter, Tyler Davison, Phoebe Hurd, Emma Laprise, Christina Pollard and Lillie Reder.

Grade 8 honors: Kaylee Ayers, Ryan Carr, Isobel Cunningham, Cassidy Gaudet, Rebecca Grondin, Jack Haskell, Cameron Hewins, Dalton Lorenz, Molly Miller, Ryan Schweitzer, Brock Stevenso, and Corey Stevenson.

Grade 7 high honors: Sara Hoffman and Bradley Meader.

Grade 7 honors: Emily Callahan, Mathew Cobb, Jakayla Downs, Sara Doyon, Alisa Hurd, McKenzie Larson, Hannah Lloy, Jarron Nadeau, Erick Schadler, Shannon Sutton and Travis Winde.

Grade 6 high honors: Jesse Catir, Jenna Cole, Kaitlyn Dostie, Emily Gagne, Crystal Handy, Aiyanna Maciel, Clayton Manchester and Bryanna Power.

Grade 6 honors: Emily Algeo, Tiffany Anderson, Nicholas Ball, Drew Bernier, Alana Cobb, Mariah Cranston, Madison Cutten, Kara Davison, Megan Doughty, Katelyn Dudley, Peter Emery, Noah Estey, Crystal Frappier, Chase Gendron, Madeline Gillespie, Ericca Gilpatrick, Emma Gresh, Daniel Hanson, Hannah Keisman, Marissa Kelly, Gavriella King, Alexandra Lewis, Faith McNeice, Madison Millette-Gagnon, Hunter Mitchell, Emily Monahan, Shelby Peavey, Julia Rand, Kristina Smith, McKenzie Watkins and Joseph Wilmot.

Grade 5 high honors: Isabella Davis, Anna Laprise, Gregory Meader, Maelah Nadeau, Bailey Nassa, Allie Pandora, Jeffrey Pollard, Mackenzie Sangster, Alexis Walke, and Alison Wood.

Grade 5 honors: Mary Brackett, Zackery Callahan, Caitlin Corliss, Lane Dearing, Joshua Downs, Cora Dykens, Liam Flynn, Amanda Gendron, Brodrick Gillespie, Matthew Harmon, Lindsey Higgins, Katie Hunter, Nataley Jeffrey, Tayla Johnson, Isaac Jordan, Allison Kisel, Megan Knights, Dylan Koza, Connor Lajoie, Bennett Libby, Sean Mains, Wyatt Partridge, Ryan Plummer, Todd Tanner, Evan Taylor and Ethan Winde.

Lots Happening at the Library

Summertime is the perfect opportunity to spend time reading, and there is a lot going on at the Raymond Village Library.

The annual book sale kicks off on Sunday, July 12, and will continue throughout the month during regular library hours. Readers can look forward to the wide variety of books and low prices at this annual event. There are plenty of books from which to choose in both hardcover and paperback. You can select books for light summer reading, recent fiction, great nonfiction and classics as well as cookbooks, books on gardening, sewing, carpentry and many other areas of interest. There are also children’s books, puzzles, audio books, music CDs and videos for sale. Be sure to stop by often because donations are received daily, and therefore new items are available throughout the sale. Don’t miss this opportunity to support the library while finding great reading material for summer traveling, bringing to the beach or just enjoying at home.

Speaking of fundraisers, the annual plant sale was the most successful ever due to the generous donations of local businesses and gardeners, the dedicated volunteers and, of course, all those who purchased plants. In addition, the library held a second plant sale in honor of Scott Libby.

Scott was an enthusiastic supporter of the library, giving presentations on landscaping and plants and donating large numbers of plants for the annual plant sale. This special plant sale featured plants donated by Scott’s mother, Nancy Libby, and the Windham Farmers Market, a group in which he was very active and well respected. This sale was extremely successfully and proceeds will be used to purchase gardening books in his memory.

The library is open on Sunday, Monday and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and offers a wide variety of books, videos, audios, magazines and Internet service.

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