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May Day at Islesboro Central School
Islesboro Central School held its annual May Day celebration on May 11. Besides Maypole dancing, attendees toured student exhibits, which included plant propagation and mushroom culture displays, a wood chopping exhibit, new trails to explore, and viewing of the Orchard Project, a work-in-progress (Bonnie L. Mowery-Oldham photo).
Architect visits Islesboro school
On April 22, Islesboro students welcomed environmental architect Brian Kent and his wife, Janet, to the island to learn about environmentally responsible design. The Kents arrived at the school for their three-day residency in their Honda hybrid electric/gas automobile, explaining to students that they’ve been living for the past 24 years in what they described
The Boardmans of Islesboro: Seven generations, going strong
Since the late 1700s, Boardmans have lived on Islesboro. The youngest descendant of this prolific lineage is six-year old Davis Lamar Boardman, who only recently mastered the concept of property ownership. Her anxious response was to admonish her parents to never, ever sell off any of the family’s land on the island. Pondering the matter
Travis Stearns wins Special Olympics medals
Islanders are used to having to exert a bit more effort to accomplish things mainlanders can breeze through without a thought. Whether it’s a marathon ferry-and-car expedition to accomplish a million small chores, or navigating the complex logistics of dinner and a movie, the planning alone can send a less-motivated person directly to the couch
Student author visits Islesboro Central School
Islesboro Central School students’ stereotype of authors as middle-aged academics with elbow patches on their tweed jackets was challenged when seventh-grader Sarah Dugan visited the school on Feb. 8 to read from her book Pearl Business and discuss its creation. After reading her 24-page book to the school’s elementary students, Sarah shared with them the
Property donated for Islesboro’s proposed Community Center
The recent donation of a barn and 13-acre parcel of land — contingent upon community support — has brought a proposed new community recreational facility for Islesboro much closer to reality. For more than two years, Islesboro’s Community Center Committee has been investigating the feasibility of — and gathering support for — a centrally-located facility
Islesboro Central School awarded library grant
Islesboro Central School has been awarded an $11,253 grant from the MBNA Foundation to boost its school library. Island Institute Fellow Sherry Marcum wrote the grant, which will be used to purchase library materials to directly support teachers’ curriculum. Indiana native Marcum (who became an Island Institute fellow through an Internet posting) formerly served as
Country singer Everard Dodge receives accolades
Among other awards that night, he received Most Promising Artist and Solo Artist of the Year. As a result of his success at the competition, Dodge and his colleagues will be performing at the Barbara Mandrell Theater in Nashville, Tennessee, in March as part of the North American Country Music Association Showcase. Everard Dodge comes
Learning that language can hurt
This was the second such workshop conducted for Islesboro Central. The first half-day workshop was last August at a staff in-service day. Another workshop involving the community is planned for this spring. Funding for these workshops is provided by state grants under the REAP program. “Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but names can