OP Column June 30, 2016

Ocean Point Column

June 30,2016

By Maryellen Bertrand

Ocean Point is becoming quite busy as we head into the 4^th of July weekend. Our AD Ginny Kern has arrived and is preparing the Casino for activities to begin on Thursday June 30. Zumba will resume at 8 a.m. on Thursday followed by Low Impact Exercise from 9:30-10:30, kid’s tennis clinic will be held from 9-11.

There is some exciting news regarding Yoga. Lara Nordenson will be teaching Yoga on Monday and Friday from 8-9 a.m. She had been teaching in California for the last several years and has just recently moved east to attend school. Please come and join in what I know will be a fabulous class. If you don’t have a mat Lara has some available; Yoga will begin Friday July 1

The Casino will close Friday afternoon in preparation for our annual Chicken Barbeque on Saturday July 2.Tickets are currently on sale through Donna Logan by calling her at 633-7202 or she will be available for ticket sales on Thursday from 4-5 p.m. and again on Friday morning 9-10 at the Casino. Reserve your tickets, as there will be one seating at 6:30 p.m., please bring a side/salad or dessert to share.  Earlier in the day the annual Horribles Parade will begin at 9:30 at Grimes Cove followed by races and our first softball game of the season.

Rev.Wesley A. Smith will conduct Sunday services at the Wilson memorial Chapel on July 3. Rev. Smith is Minister of the First Baptist Church in Hamilton, N.Y. Also on Sunday the weekly softball game will take place at 11 a.m. and Sue Clark will conduct a book signing inside the Casino from 12-2. If you have not had an opportunity to purchase her book you will have that opportunity at the book signing. Please keep 4 p.m Sunday open for the second Town Hall Meeting also at the Casino. 

There is certainly reason for celebration in the Kern Family as Ginny and Ted recently attended two of their children’s graduations. Congratulations to Grant Kern who graduated from the University Of Maine Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Civil Engineering. Upon graduation Grant travelled to England, Spain, Croatia and Germany and returned to begin a job with Gorrill Palmer in South Portland as a Design Engineer. Their daughter Jennifer graduated with honors from Greeley high school in Cumberland and will attend The University of New England to pursue a degree in Public Health or Nutrition. Sam Kern was named to the Dean’s list at Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University where he will graduate in the spring of 2017;he was recently promoted to Leasing Manager at 58 West in Kalamazoo.

Jack and Marilyn Heise are enjoying their new home and recently took a trip to Boston, Newport Rhode Island and Providence to show their granddaughter Caroline the sites. They attended the US Gymnastics Championship in Providence as Caroline is an accomplished gymnast in Atlanta. They toured the mansions in Newport and all of the historic sites of Boston.  Caroline and her family will visit Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park this summer. Lauren Heise will travel to Costa Rica on a humanitarian mission with her church group.

Marilyn and Jack hosted an over night for friends Helen and Paul Weaver who recently purchased a home on Mt. Desert Island, they loved Ocean Point.

I know many of us here at the Point enjoy the food and convenience of the East Boothbay General Store and now there is another bonus that Liz will be providing, a catering service. Stop by and pick up a menu and keep Liz in mind for any event that you are planning this summer.

I just want to remind Ocean Pointers to check the website for any changes to the calendar that have been made; there are a few already. I am looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday for our holiday celebration.

Have a great week!