Parkman Grange awards pair of Minnie Welts Bridge Scholarships

PARKMAN — The Parkman Grange awarded two SAD 4-area college students Minnie Welts Bridge Scholarships of $500 each for the 2025-26 school year. Winners this year are Sydney Hutchins or Parkman, a nursing major at Husson University, and Hannah Bulley (Dow) of Houlton (formerly Guilford), an education major at the University of Maine Presque Isle.

Minnie Welts Bridge was a life-long Parkman resident, a teacher and a Grange member. She passed away in 2011 at the age of 102. Since then the Parkman Grange has awarded a total of $19,000 in scholarships in her memory.

Minnie Welts Bridge Scholarships are funded entirely by donations. Donations may be made to Parkman Grange at PO Box 114, Guilford ME 04443. Note Scholarship Fund on the memo line.