Rotarians Erin Nelson and Aaron Hagan delivered Eclipse Glasses to the local elementary schools.
Here are Erin and Aaron with students of Songo Locks School.
On March 28th Wayne Rivet, Publisher of the Bridgton News will speak at the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club’s Thursday morning meeting at 7:30 a.m. at Stella’s on the Square, 6 N. High Street, Bridgton.
Rivet was the longtime editor of the Bridgton News when the Shorey family, which founded the paper and owned it for over 140 years, sold it to him in 2012. He had joined the newspaper in 1984 so was on staff for nearly 30 years at the time of the transfer. Under Rivet, The Bridgton News was named Newspaper of the Year among larger weeklies in the Maine Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. The paper won third-place awards for General Excellence in the 2010 and 2011 contests. Owner and publisher now for 12 years, Rivet will discuss not only the Bridgton News, but the status of print media in general with an emphasis on small town and regional weeklies.
Vice President Rick Whelchel remarked “Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club is pleased to welcome Wayne and we look forward to his presentation. Others in the wider community are also welcome to join us. The event is free. Coffee will be served.”
The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club is proud to announce its sponsorship of three local high school sophomores to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) camp at Camp Hinds in Raymond, Maine, from Sunday, June 23rd to Wednesday, June 26th. Bridgton Rotary will pay the camp tuition of $750 per student as part of the club's ongoing commitment to nurturing the next generation of leaders in the community.
RYLA is a transformational leadership program designed to empower young people and provide them with the skills, confidence, and motivation to become better leaders in their schools and communities. Upon arriving at RYLA, the 144 participants from Maine and NH are assigned to a Leadership Exploration Group (LEG) with up to 11 others. LEG’s spend four days in a series of workshops and team-building activities aimed at developing their leadership potential and fostering a sense of Rotary’s “Service Above Self.”
“The benefits of attending RYLA extend far beyond the camp experience.” said Rick Whelchel, Vice President of the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club. “In addition to learning crucial leadership skills that will be invaluable both in academic settings and in future careers, they will meet other like-minded students from throughout southern Maine and coastal New Hampshire and create lasting connections that can support their personal and professional growth.”
"We are thrilled to offer this opportunity to three deserving sophomores in our community both from the Lake Regional High School or home schoolers," added Whelchel. "We believe that RYLA has the power to unlock their full potential and inspire them to be the leaders of tomorrow. Please encourage sophomores you know to apply! And, by the way, other Rotary Clubs are sponsoring kids as well so reach out and we'll answer your questions.”
The deadline for applications is June 1, 2024. Interested sophomores can find more information and download the application form at https://ryla7780.org/ or call Past President Aaron Hagan at 207-774-1426. Mail the completed application to P.O. Box 845, Bridgton, Maine, 04009 or email it to LakeRegionRotary@gmail.com.
We were fortunate to have Edward Herrick-Gleason, Director of University of Maine’s Southworth Planetarium speak before a crowded Magic Lantern on Thursday Evening. While his talk focused on the upcoming eclipse, he spent time explaining not only the mechanics of the eclipse, but also the power of the sun and our small part in the Solar System.
As for the Eclipse, we in the greater Bridgton Area while we will not see a total eclipse, we will enjoy a 98% coverage of the sun and the resulting darkening of the sky. It should be spectacular.
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