Ocean Point Column
October 19,2017
By Maryellen Bertrand
Many Ocean Pointers were on hand over the holiday weekend to
close for the season and the weather was quite cooperative with almost summer
like temperatures. Thanks to the BRWD several of us lucky cottage owners took
advantage of an extra weekend and the temperatures continued to be warm and
balmy. Sadly most of us have now returned to our winter homes with the hopes of
returning to Ocean Point very soon.
Lanny and Leslie Whitehouse are two of the few holdouts but
will return home within in the next week or two. Lanny conveyed how difficult
it is to say goodbye to Ocean Point after a fantastic summer of activities and
sharing good times with friends, a sentiment I know we all share.
Suzie and Pete Hamblett have just returned from a fabulous
2-week river cruise up the Danube River with Squirrel Island residents Susan
and Art Veasey; Suzie and Pete were also here this past weekend closing.
Doug Eakin spent a month at Ocean Point this fall and had a
wonderful time catching up with old friends and swimming at the dock every day.
Doug had not been to the Point for a number of years and was pleased to have
the opportunity to return.
Jean Slayton’s family was here for the holiday weekend. I
had a chance to speak with her grandson Beckett who is enjoying his first year
at Bowdoin, his sister Hattie is studying in Spain for the school year.
Joan Libby celebrated her birthday recently with her family,
happy belated birthday Joan.
It has been reported that John King is out of the hospital
and feeling better, so glad to hear that John!
An AED has been installed at the Casino and will be serviced
and maintained through the off-season by the ambulance service. There are now 2
AED’s available on the Point, the second location is at the Inn. There is an
app on your phone called Pulse Point that tells you where the closest AED is
located if needed, a big thanks to Lanny Whitehouse for organizing this for our
community. We hope to have instruction on the correct use of the defibrillator
by a member of the ambulance service sometime next summer.
Should you happen to venture back to Ocean Point in the
off-season the General Store has now changed its hours; Liz will be open Monday
through Saturday and is now closed on Sunday. Kelly at the Carriage House has
resumed his delicious Sunday Brunch and Fiona and Greg at Harborside Tavern
will continue serving through the fall until sometime mid December.
Have a wonderful healthy winter and a safe return home. I do
hope to hear from many of you with all of your news.
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