Obituary: Ruth Davison
SOUTHPORT/HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Ruth Davison of Southport and Hollywood, Fla. passed away July 19, 2021, after a short battle with cancer. .
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Ruth Davison
SOUTHPORT/HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Ruth Davison of Southport and Hollywood, Fla. passed away July 19, 2021, after a short battle with cancer. She was 83.
The daughter of David and Ann Hilton, Ruth was born in Waterville and attended Waterville High School and Colburn Classical Institute, from which she graduated in 1956. She later attended Farmington State College, graduating in 1968 with a B.S. in Education, and received her M.S. in Education with a concentration in Reading from University of Maine in 1982.
Workshops to help students navigate college admissions process set
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BRUNSWICK Coastal College Advising, a provider of services that guide students and families through the college search and application process, is offering in-person workshops that help rising high school seniors get a jump start on the college application process.
The College Essay Workshop and Common Application Boot Camp will be held the week of Aug. 16 at the Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat in Edgecomb. These workshops provide an opportunity for students to complete the majority of the written work of applying to college before the school year begins, enabling them to spend the fall focusing on campus visits, interviews, and senior workload.
Sense of Place now open to younger writers
Stephanie Noyes McSherry
Young writers at work at the Merry Barn at a past summer camp. Courtesy photo
Summer Writing Adventures at the Merry Barn are filling fast! We’d love for you to join us as we: Write…Read…Explore…Walk & Sketch in Nature…Create Art…Perform Poetry & Readers’ Theater…Learn from a Published Children’s Author…Practice Yoga & Mindfulness…Create a Collection of Work…Celebrate & Share at an Authors’ Tea.
Camps include the two-day Great Graphic Novel Adventure and the three-day Under the Big Top at the Merry Barn. Week-long camps include Kids as Change Makers: Words & Art for a Better World; Gutsy Girls & Wise Women; Wondrous Words; and Under the Big Top. These camps are all geared to kids ages 8-14.
Kim Traina, The Lincoln Home Tue, 04/13/2021 - 7:45am
Pictured from left are Lorrie Winslow, executive director of The Lincoln Home; Stephanie McSherry, The Merry Barn; Gina Rose Halpren and Jean Nuss, residents; and Kacie Gallant, director of Community Life at The Lincoln Home. Kimberly Traina photo
Stephanie Noyes McSherry, founder of Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat & Educational Consulting, has been working with residents at The Lincoln Home helping them engage in writing and sharing stories, adventures and memories from their lives. The group, who have met weekly since the fall, look forward to their time together.
Stephanie inspires creativity through story reading, sharing of quotes, words of encouragement, personal observations and prompts. She has helped the group think about events, both life changing and ordinary, that have impacted their lives. Over time, the participants have become much closer through their sharing of stories, poems, collages, laughter an
Mon, 04/12/2021 - 2:15pm
From left: Lorrie Winslow, Executive Director of The Lincoln Home; Stephanie McSherry, The Merry Barn; Gina Rose Halpren and Jean Nuss, residents; Kacie Gallant, Director of Community Life at The Lincoln Home. Photo: Kimberly Traina
Stephanie Noyes McSherry, founder of Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat & Educational Consulting, has been working with residents at The Lincoln Home helping them engage in writing and sharing stories, adventures and memories from their lives. The group, who have met weekly since the fall, look forward to their time together.
Stephanie inspires creativity through story reading, sharing of quotes, words of encouragement, personal observations and prompts. She has helped the group think about events, both life changing and ordinary, that have impacted their lives. Over time, the participants have become much closer through their sharing of stories, poems, collages, laughter and trust.