At a Glance

Fri, 01/27/2017 - 1:30pm
The 2016-2017 Boothbay Region High School basketball cheerleaders. Pictured from left are Alexandra Nein, Kayla Lewis, Emma Rideout (captain), Sierra Murray, Lovely Uberita and Natalia Gosselin. The team is coached by Elizabeth Tilton. Courtesy photo
The 2016-2017 Boothbay Region High School boys junior varsity basketball team. Pictured from left are, front row: Sam Burnham, Gabe Bartley, Nicholas Morley, Hunter Crocker, Michael Hollowell, Stephen Bennett; back row: Coach Dan Hallinan, Will LaBrecque, Mitchell Andrews, Alex Hibbard, Hayden Brewer, Jacob Echols, Will Perkins. Missing from photo: Brett Hollowell and Michael Cusumano. Courtesy of Heather Lorrain/BRHS
Oratorical contest judges and American Legion representatives stand with Boothbay Region High School freshman Ciara Pitcher (front, second from left) after Pitcher presented her speech on the Constitution at the Charles E. Sherman Jr. Post 36 in Boothbay on Jan. 14. Pitcher, daughter of Betsy and Shawn Pitcher of Boothbay, made the same speech at the Wiscasset and Damariscotta Legion posts since Jan. 14 and will move on (as the only contestant in the District) to compete in the state High School Oratorical Scholarship Program competition at Thomas College in Waterville on Feb. 11. From left are, front row: Jennifer Hargreaves (judge), Ciara Pitcher, Stephanie Hawke (judge), Kevin Burnham (judge); back row: John Hargreaves, National Executive Committeeman, David Patch, Commander of Post 36, William Cossette, Commander of Post 54 in Wiscasset (and District Commander), and Fran Nicoletta, Post 36. Courtesy of Annette Nager
Caroline Knapp, daughter of Martin and Becky Knapp of East Boothbay, graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, New Jersey on Jan. 20. She will now attend A-School as a seaman apprentice in Yorktown, Virginia to study to be an electrician’s mate. Knapp is a 2013 graduate of Boothbay Region High School. Courtesy of Becky Knapp
Dennis Blackman, right, president of the Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association presents Curt West of Boothbay with a special plaque commemorating Curt's 67th year as a member of the club at the Association's annual meeting on Jan. 18. Curt, now 94, joined in June of 1949 and has been a faithful member ever since. Courtesy of Barry Gibson

    This week’s At a Glance features two high school teams, an oratorical contest participant, a Coast Guard boot camp graduate and 94-year-old Curt West receiving a plaque for his 67 years of membership in the Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association.

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