Edgecomb Eddy School sixth graders Ashton Cunningham, left, and Henry Boudin received the honor as the top students for the 2016-17 school year during the June 19 graduation ceremony. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register Carol Leone presents sixth graders Nathalie Paulino, left, and Ryan Clark with the Sara Leone Citizenship Award at the June 19 Edgecomb Eddy School graduation. The award is named after Carol Leone’s daughter, Sara. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register Congratulations to Dick and Jackie Brooke of Boothbay who will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 30. Courtesy of Dolores Carver Boothbay Region High School 2017 girls track team award winners are, from left, Elisabeth Wright, Coaches Award; Loren Genrich, MVP; and Reagan Cola, Most Improved. SUE MELLO/Boothbay Register Boothbay Region High School 2017 boys track team award winners are, from left, Draco Peaslee, MVP; Connor Demmons, Coaches Award; and Blake Erhard, Most Improved. SUE MELLO/Boothbay Register As one of his last duties as King Lion, Ken Dinnar, left, presents Lion John Perreault with the Boothbay Region Lion of the Year Award for 2017. This award is determined by a vote from all members for the Lion who has done the most for the club for that year. Other big award winners were Lion Alan Tilton for the Lions International Centennial Award and Lions Roy Lewis and Alan Tilton for 50 years of membership. At the close of the meeting, president Ken Dinnar passed the gavel on to our newly elected president, King Lion Ken F-Fitch. Courtesy photo Ian McConnell was one of 88 students who were awarded doctor of medicine degrees from Yale School of Medicine during commencement ceremonies held on May 22 in New Haven, Connecticut. Ian will begin his residency at Brigham & Women's/ Boston Children's Hospital in mid-June. He and his wife, Laura, and two children, Abe and Louise, have recently moved to the Boston area in preparation for this next phase of their lives. Ian graduated from Boothbay Region High School in 2001 and received his undergraduate degree at Harvard College in 2006. He is grateful to all of the exceptional teachers who have helped him achieve this goal. Courtesy photo Australian guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel played to a sold-out concert at the Opera House on Friday, June 16. The audience came from throughout New England for a chance to hear this master in the venue's intimate setting, and they weren't disappointed. Mitch Grainger opened the show for him and then Tommy took to the stage for two hours straight, before meeting with eager audience members following the concert. The night was made possible thanks to sponsorship from LCI and Robinson's Wharf and was part of a star-studded summer kick-off weekend which included folk icon Tom Rush performing on Saturday night. Robert Mitchell photo Come to the first children's event in Wiscasset Public Library's Summer Reading Program on Tuesday, June 27 at 10 a.m. Courtesy of Joan Spurgat Congratulations to the LincolnHealth and Central Lincoln County Adult Education Certified Nursing Assistant class. Graduation will be on Thursday, June 22 at 11 a.m. at Cove’s Edge, Damariscotta. Students are Cameron Blake, Richard Clift, Darcy Jackson, Sarah Lewis, Aidan Parmenter, Letha Rasmussen, Hannah Wile, and Instructor Jennifer McIntire, RN. For information about the CNA program, please contact LincolnHealth Education Department at 563 4540. Courtesy photo Wiscasset Elementary School students celebrated Fun Day on Friday, June 16, organized by physical education teacher Daniela Marino. Face-painting, jump house, bowling, Find the Gems, bubble station, Legos, dress up booth, photo booth, crafts, potato sack races, cake walk, clown target toss, Hula-Hoop, pizza toss, frisbee toss, life-size Jenga and many more games were played. Teri Meehan, Lynn Lincoln, Lori Munson and volunteers from the local Masonic group served a fabulous cookout for all. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends came to enjoy this fun celebration together. Courtesy of Cindy Collamore