Winslow Hallowell, formerly of Duxbury, died on June 3, 2012, following a brief illness.  The Hallowell family cordially invites friends to gather in celebration and sharing of memories and stories of Mr. Hallowell on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 3 - 5 p.m. at the Nathaniel Winsor House, 479 Washington St. Duxbury.

 Kenneth K. Sibley passed away in Tillamook, Ore. on July 21. He was born in Duxbury on Sept. 24, 1926 to Arthur and Rena (King) Sibley. 

Mr. Sibley was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served the country honorably during WWII. He lived and worked in Worcester where he met Greta Clark and they were married May 29, 1959.  After living in Worcester for several years, they moved to Duxbury and eventually to Marshfield before he retired in 1987 from his work as Service and Production Manager with a Marine Compass manufacturer. They then moved to a golfing community in Florida where they both enjoyed many years of golf before moving back to Mass.

When Greta passed away in 2005, Mr. Sibley went to be with his son Curtis Sibley and daughter-in-law Christina Sibley in Tillamook, Ore.  Mr. Sibley was preceded in death by his son Curtis in 2008. He is survived by his daughter-in-law Christina of Tillamook.

At Mr. Sibley’s request, no services were held and the burial was private. Burial beside his wife Greta was at the Mayflower Cemetery, Duxbury on July 27, 2012.

Arrangements were handled by Waud’s Funeral Home in Oregon and Shepherd Funeral Home, Kingston.

(Nichole Radke’s face says it all as the team fought to finish with a medal.  She is flanked by Shane and Sam Boussy.)

They arrived at the Duxbury Bay Maritime School (DBMS) in their red, white and blue, carrying flags and hope, all on behalf of Duxbury’s own Will Miller who rowed to fourth place in the world in the Olympics Men’s Eight Plus rowing competition.

The upstairs reception room was filled with residents and friends who took time out of their afternoon to celebrate the Millers. Bill Miller, Will Miller’s father, is a coach at the school and a 1972 Olympian in rowing himself. Many said they were careful to avoid online spoilers of the race that had been decided hours earlier but aired last Wednesday at 4 p.m. They wanted to share the moment with their neighbors and friends.

The “safe” part entails state-of-the-art features turning the traditional “dead man’s switch” into technological wizardry. The engineer must activate a safety switch every 45 seconds or the train comes to a controlled stop. Sensors on the train monitor track conditions ahead, and automatically enforce speed-compliance. The engineer can run the train slower than the legal limit, but never faster; and sensors will detect obstacles ahead before the human eye can see them.

(The Duxbury High School Girls Varsity Rowing team from last season.)

With the growing popularity of US Olympic rower and former Duxbury resident Will Miller, the Duxbury Bay Maritime School’s (DBMS) rowing program is gearing up for a busy fall season with a competitive high school team that has gained lots of recognition.

The Duxbury High School (DHS) rowing teams’ enrollment numbers for the summer programs at DBMS have risen significantly. The director of rowing at DBMS Kristen McCarthy said the program’s beginnings were humble.

Sue and her older brother and sister were descendants of a paternal great-grandfather who emigrated from Sweden, arriving in New York on a ship that sank in the harbor, as family lore has it. This ancestor wound his way to Texas, where he went into raising cattle and buying property, an enterprise so successful that the family now owns the second largest cattle ranch in America.

(Samples of Sweetser’s artwork including notecards, coloring books, and coloring kits for children.)

Sandy Sweetser has a hard time sitting still, so instead she paints. She paints all of the landmarks in Duxbury, historical buildings, homes, businesses, the beach and scenic views -- anything that piques her interest.

(CNN Hero Razia Jan speaks on camera in this shot that is on the CNN Heroes Web site. Behind her, students sing and dance. Photo by Karen Wong.)

In Part I of this story which appeared in the July 25 edition of the Clipper, Razia Jan had met with the Village Elders of Deh’ Subz where her Zabuli School for Girls is located and requested their blessing in adding another floor to open a high school. Though she had their approval, she still needed the financial resources to make her dream for the girls of Afghanistan come true. Then the phone rang.

We recently visited with the exceptional Karen and her Duxbury High School senior volunteer assistant, Rachel Wooley.

Kristen van der Veen and Samuel Minot were married Oct. 22, 2011 on Duxbury Beach with a reception following at the Sun Tavern. The bride’s brother, William van der Veen, officiated. Kristen is the daughter of Steven and Dianne van der Veen of Duxbury. She is a 2003 graduate of DHS, and a 2007 graduate of Bowdoin College. She will complete her MS as pediatric nurse practitioner at the University of Pennsylvania in August. Sam is the son of Reid Minot and Marian Schwartz Minot of Austin, Texas. He is also a Bowdoin graduate, and has recently completed his PhD in cell and molecular biology at the University of Pennsylvania. He has accepted a position at the Harvard Medical School as a research fellow. The couple will be relocating to Cambridge at the end of the summer.

The parents of Heidi Ressler and William Sager joyfully announce their engagement.  Heidi is the daughter of Linus and Dianne Ressler of Baldwinsville, N.Y.  Billy is the son of Jonathan and Karen Sager of Duxbury.

Heidi graduated summa cum laude from Nazareth College with a bachelor’s degree in history.  She was a Fulbright Scholar teaching English in Germany and is currently employed in sales and marketing at a local newspaper.

Billy graduated from Duxbury High School in 2006 and summa cum laude from Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.  He was awarded a full Army ROTC scholarship and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant.  He successfully completed many Army schools including Ranger, Air Assault and Airborne training and has been recently promoted to First Lieutenant.

A spring wedding is planned.

Al and Joanne Crooker of Duxbury announce the engagement of their daughter Joanne to Scott Brine, son of Jim and Nancy Brine of Burlington. Joanne attended Northeastern University with a major in accounting and marketing and the Northeastern Graduate School of Professional Accounting. She is currently a senior accountant at Rakuten USA in Boston. Scott attended Harvard University with a major in Economics and is currently a manager at Brine’s Sporting Goods in Concord. An October 2012 wedding is planned in Duxbury.

Dr. Patricia Kolosowski of Kennebunk, Maine is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Katherine, to Joseph Frascotti, son of Louis and Rachela Frascotti of Duxbury.  Katherine is a 2003 graduate of Kennebunk High School, 2007 graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and a 2012 graduate of the University of Maine School of Law. Joseph is a 2004 graduate of Duxbury High School, and a 2008 graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute.  A fall 2012 wedding is planned in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

Duxbury's own Razia Jan has been chosen as a CNN Hero and the Clipper's photojournalist Karen Wong was there when it happened. Pick up next week's edition of the Duxbury Clipper to read about the call that came just when Razia's Zabuli School for Girls in Afghanistan needed it most.

Read how CNN came to choose Razia here: http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/

Read Karen Wong's first installment in her series on Razia Jan and her girls' school here: http://eduxbury.com/news/duxbury-news/8127-an-afghan-girls-school.html

http://www.nbcolympics.com/photos/rowing/final-mens-eight.html