February Plunge! A Facebook post by Christopher Brazee led to six brave souls taking a dip on Feb. 26 into Boothbay Harbor's frigid water. Alan Baldwin, after the plunge, donated $100 for each participant to Suzie Edwards' "Fill the Boat with Love" to go towards helping people in our community. Stanley Hornsby also donated a $100 Amazon gift card. Look for this to become an annual charity event to raise funds for non-perishable foods and clothing to help the less fortunate in our community. Pictured from left are Alan Baldwin, Stanley Hornsby, Nichole French, Christopher Brazee and Tim Weatherby; standing in back is Sarah Foster. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register Participants in the nutrition talk at the Parent Support Group meeting on Feb. 4 at the Community Center dine on the healthy lunch they just prepared under the guidance of nutritionist Lara Cogar with Healthy Lincoln County. From left are Harley Harjula, Lara Cogar, Liz Lussier, Betsy Angelico and son Anthony. The next nutrition talk will be Saturday, March 4 from 10 a.m. to noon. Send email to lizlussier@netzero.net to register or for more information. Courtesy of Liz Lussier Boothbay Region High School French students who will be traveling to France during April vacation present the French raffle basket to the winner, BRHS teacher Carol McKenna, middle, on Monday, Feb. 27. The English and Latin teacher is also a Francophile so she was very happy to have won the raffle! These students, from left, Jacob Bishopp, ReAnna Heino and Kylie Michael (with French teacher Nathalie Gorey, right), sold tickets for the raffle during the past month and they would like to thank those who bought tickets and attended the fundraising supper on Jan. 31. The students would also like to thank the BRES cafeteria workers and custodians for their work at the supper, Hannaford, Nat Wilson and Charlie Bamberg for the food donations, and the support of the school staff and the Boothbay community. Courtesy of Nathalie Gorey On Sunday, March 5 at 5 p.m., Opus One Big Band, along with soloists from the Wiscasset schools’ music department and appearances by members of the Wiscasset Middle High School Band, will perform a fundraising concert at WMHS. Opus One Big Band features professional Maine musicians who support Maine music programs by performing benefit concerts throughout the state. Admission will be $20 for a family, $10 for adults and $5 for students/seniors. There will be baked goods for sale, a raffle and a dance floor. Come support the WMHS music program. Courtesy photo Sarah Harris, Trey Tibbetts and Sophia Scott rehearse for the Y-ARTS production of “Scary School, the musical.” A cast of 45 youth from the Boothbay region YMCA and the CLC YMCA are coming together to perform Joel Biron's new musical on the stage at Lincoln Theater. Mark your calendars: April 7 at 6 p.m. and April 8 at 1 and 6 p.m. Tickets available at the door, $5 general mission. Courtesy of Emily Mirabile Competing for her sixth time at the Eastern Dancesport Championships in Boston, Alina Blakesley placed second and third in Open Silver level in International Standard. Dances included Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot and Quickstep. Christian Clayton, owner of the Swing and Sway dance school in Rockland and pictured here dancing with Blakesley, prepares his students for the Pro AM event. This competition is comparable to the Dancing with the Stars TV shows where professional dancers help students to achieve their best. Courtesy photo The Boothbay Region Garden Club Winter Flower Design class, which runs from early January through late February, culminated on Wednesday, Feb. 22 with a lovely collection of nine arrangements demonstrating asymmetrical triangle, crescent and Hogarth Curve designs. Pictured is an example of an asymmetrical triangle designed by Abbie Shaw. Courtesy of Carole Zalucky Downtown Wiscasset as it looked in spring 1980 before removal of the former timber pile bridge linking Wiscasset and Edgecomb and the construction of the Donald E. Davey Bridge. Alongside the bridge is the former Flood’s Marine Repair which moved to Flood Avenue due to the new bridge. The former bridge tender’s office is shown and draw span in the distance. At left is the Louis Doe Hardware Store, formerly Flood’s Hardware and today home to Sarah’s Café. Alongside the building is one of the last towering elm trees that once lined Main Street, and lost to Dutch elm disease. Courtesy of Phil Di Vece A sugar shack on Cross Point Road in Edgecomb looks peaceful before the maple sap starts becoming syrup in a few weeks. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register A tranquil setting on a February day in Edgecomb. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register