Friends give library $1,000

At its Valentine’s Day tea last month, Friends of Walker Memorial Library presented the library with $1,000 in memory of the late Dianne LeConte, a longtime member of the library staff.

The money goes to the library’s restoration fund.

Kelly Day, executive board member of Walker Memorial Library Friends, thanked staff, volunteers, trustees and benefactors. Day said My Lady’s Tea Room & Antique Shop, 888 Main St., in Westbrook donated “beautiful” china cups, saucers and serving displays for the tea.

More than 80 attended the annual tea held at the library. “The afternoon was so lovely – it was an enjoyable tea for all,” Day said in a statement.

The Friends of the Walker Memorial Library meets from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month in the glass room on the second floor of the library, 810 Main St. Visitors are welcome to attend.

The annual meeting this year is Thursday, May 23, from 5-7 p.m. This year’s topic is gardening and will feature four local speakers and a perennial swap.

St. Anthony’s

family fun

Larry Garvey was the master of ceremonies when St. Anthony’s Parish held its Family Fun Night with karaoke singing.

Colette Gagnon of the parish fundraising committee said the Rev. Reggie Brissette and Louise Bushey were the hit of the evening performing their rendition of “Delta Dawn.”

While the assembly feasted on pizza and ice cream sundaes, Gagnon reported that the hall rocked. Performers included Gerard Moreau, Beth and Eric Busque, Ethan Aube, Cindy Murphy, Katherine Murphy, John Gagliano, Jocelyn Dolbow, Paul Bois, Joe Begos, Donna Temple, Sarah Temple, Hunter Temple, Cathy Jackson, Courtney Jackson, Lauren Jackson, Sofia Nieven, Jeanne LeClair, Priscilla Hebert, Gabrielle Begos, Madison Damon, Bronson Damon, Ann Siefring, Dottie Aube, Rae Brown, Bruce Buotte, Keith Eustis and Dan DiGenova.

Warren foundation grants scholarships

The Warren Memorial Foundation in Westbrook has given $25,000 to provide 10 scholarships for students majoring in fine and performing arts at the University of Southern Maine.

Each of the 10 will receive a one-time, $2,500 scholarship. Recipients must be a graduate of a Maine high school and criteria requires a 3.0 or higher grade point average and have a financial need.

The university’s fine and performing arts programs – Department of Art, School of Music, and the Department of Theatre – are based on the Gorham campus.

The Warren Memorial Foundation was established to support education and the fine and performing arts in Westbrook and the surrounding area.

Group launches history contest

The Westbrook Historical Society has announced its second annual Westbrook History Contest.

Anyone is eligible to enter. All entries must be about Westbrook. Typed entries should consist of 500 words or less (only typed entries will be considered). Video or PowerPoint presentations should be 20 minutes or less and include a hard copy. Oral interviews should also include a typed transcript.

Some suggested ideas include: Interviews of Westbrook residents; memories of events/childhood/neighborhood/family/Westbrook visits; house history or stories; poster presentation or photographic history or scrapbook.

The purpose of the contest is to record a history of Westbrook’s people, places and events. Entries preserve a record of Westbrook’s history through residents’ memories, preserve a record of Westbrook’s history through illustrations and help the city prepare for its bicentennial in 2014.

All entries will become the property of the Westbrook Historical Society and will be placed into the society’s public reference collection.

There are two entry levels, adult and student (K through 12). The first prize in each level is $50, plus a one-year membership in the Westbrook Historical Society. The second prize in each leve is $25, plus one-year membership in the Westbrook Historical Society.

Winners will be announced at the Westbrook Together Days event in June.

Entries must be submitted to the Westbrook Historical Society by May 1.

Entries should include the contestant’s name, address, telephone number and other contact information.

For more information and/or questions, contact Donna Conley, 854-2464, or [email protected]

USM dean’s list

Westbrook students named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Southern Maine are Zahid Abid, Sarah Blais, Stefanie Boucher, Amelia Brackett, Stephanie Brown, Philip Cavanaugh, Rachel Champoux, Leigh Charest, David Connolly, Dolly Constantine, Sabrina Crucianelli, Robert Curtis, Emily Davis, Danella Demary-Tenney, Susan Duong, Zachary Figoli, Kathryn Fox, Mayya Girard, Cameron Goodwin, Nathaniel Gowen,Elizabeth Greene, Mary Harvey, Jennifer Herald, Jennifer Jensen, Ian Karby, Ryan Lebel, Casey Ledoux, Lianne Muchmore, Nicole Nutter, Hanni Pastinen, Troy Peterson, Darryl Quinlan, Joshua Smith, Lizbeth Stamey, Wantana Theerathampitak, Colleen Tobin, Tyler Waterhouse and Nicholas Zagorianakos