Athena Montori (right)performs with Circus Smirkus.
Lincoln’s Montori returns with Circus Smirkus
Lincoln’s acrobatic teenager Athena Montori (the subject of a Lincoln Squirrel feature article in 2022) will be performing with Circus Smirkus on July 28-31 at Gore Place in Waltham. Click here for details.
Library features photos by Steven Edson
The Lincoln Public Library will display fine art photographs by Steven Edson in its main gallery starting on July 28. He attempts to describe moments in transition while observing the complexity and vastness of people, land, and objects within constantly changing conditions. For these brief moments, time stands still for eternity.
Natalie McCarthy in Thailand with an elephant friend.
McCarthy does pre-veterinarian work in Thailand
Natalie McCarthy of Lincoln, a 2022 alumna at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, recently spent three months in Thailand helping animals and learning hands-on what it’s like to be a veterinarian. Traveling on the Thailand Veterinary Semester Abroad hosted by study-abroad organization Loop Abroad, Natalie was part of a small team that learned alongside veterinarians from around the globe while volunteering with elephants, sea turtles and other marine life, zoo animals, and shelter dogs. Some of her most interesting projects were volunteering at an elephant sanctuary and helping provide medical care for elephants, creating enrichment projects for zoo animals, and living on the island of Koh Tao for three weeks studying marine biology and helping to restore coral reefs and protect sea turtles. Natalie and her team also helped at a spay and neuter clinic for dogs in the rural mountain villages of northern Thailand.
Lincoln resident honored by Rep. Peisch for volunteer service
On behalf of Rep. Alice Peisch, Minuteman Senior Services Ombudsman Program Director Krystyn Milone (second from left) presents Janna Hadley (third from left) with her award. With them are Volunteer Coordinator Yuen Li (far left) and Director of Community Programs Hilary Viola.
For 24 years, Lincoln resident Janna Hadley has volunteered with Minuteman Senior Services to support her older neighbors, and State Rep. Alice Peisch (D–14th Norfolk) recently awarded her a citation to honor her service. While nearly 90% of older adults want to remain in their homes as they age, the nation-wide home care workforce shortage makes meeting this wish a challenge, and Hadley is a longtime volunteer with the organization’s Ombudsman program.