Oct. 18 marked the annual “Spirit of America” award ceremony, held at the Communications Center in Wiscasset. The recipients are nominated by their towns for their volunteerism.

Here are the list of winners by town, and the reason they were nominated:

Alna: Mike and Amy Preston, of The Alna Store, for making their store a social hub and lending it out to many local causes. The couple also supports local agriculture by featuring goods from local farms. They support townspeople in need by delivering food to the elderly housebound and providing food to folks in need.

Boothbay Harbor: Palmer Payne, for serving as chairman of the town’s port committee, serving on the board of directors of the four-town refuse disposal district, serving as a selectman and serving on the budget committee and various other voluntary boards and committees.

Damariscotta: Dick McLean, for many years of service as a selectman, on the Comprehensive Plan Committee, the Waterfront Committee, the Downtown Flood Resiliency Committee, the Midcoast Economic Development District General Assembly, and the Budget Committee. McLean also restores markers on veterans’ graves, is one of the volunteers who winds the town clock in the Baptist Church steeple, serves on the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, on the board of Midcoast Community Action, and has spent the last few years strengthening the resources of Lincoln County Dental, a nonprofit dental clinic run by volunteers. He also is active in Friends of MidCoast Maine, which helps communities protect their natural and cultural legacies.

Dresden: Mary Walsh, who has served her state and community for over four decades in both the public and private sectors, including serving on the school board and assisting senior citizens, and has spent countless hours counseling consoling, helping, and improving her community.

Edgecomb: Kim Batchelor, for taking on the responsibility of seeing that the town hall flag is at the proper mast, following a state website. He takes on the task of lowering and then raising it. The town says that thousands see the flag year round, and it’s important to get it right.

Jefferson: Gladys Johnson schedules guest pastors at the Bunker Hill Baptist Church, and has spent 48 years as a member of Ladies’ Aid, with 25 years as president. She is a member of the Community Club (formerly the Bunker Hill Grange), and supports the Food Bank, Blessings in a Back Pack, and other charities.

Somerville: The town honors three people this year. David and Alice Rafuse were selected for securing the necessary donations to save the Veterans’ Memorial from destruction, and maintain and do upkeep on the monument. Jim Grenier, Sr. has been serving as chairman of Somerville’s Planning Board and also of its Comprehensive Planning Committee, and is a member of the volunteer fire department.

South Bristol: The 100th Celebration Committee members Donna Plummer, Carilann Crocket-Lincoln, Tammy Plummer, Tamera Poland, and Betsy Graves are honored this year for their fabulous job of planning the 100th birthday party for the town. The party was a smashing success.

Waldoboro:William Blodgett, who for the past 22 years has served as county commissioner, is being honored this year for a lifetime of service. He has served in the Lions Club for 53 years, has been president of the Waldoboro Historical Society, has been on the Waldoboro Library Board of Trustees, was chairman of the Waldoboro Bicentennial Celebration, was chairman of the Maine State Arthritis Foundation, served on the Maine Comprehensive Planning Board and the Maine Board of Environmental Protection, served on Waldoboro’s Conservation Committee, continues to serve on the Selective Service Board, is a member of both the Waldoboro and Lincoln County Democratic committees, has been a selectman and a member of Waldoboro’s Budget Committee, and served in Maine’s House of Representatives for three terms.

Westport Island: The Horticulture Committee is being honored for helping the Wright Landing Committee beautify the landing. They planted miniature lilac trees, daffodils, daisies, and annuals. The Wright Landing Committee are the caretakers of Wright Landing, a valued public space. Together, they have saved the town money and have demonstrated to visitors and potential residents how important public access to the water is to citizens of Westport Island.

Whitefield: Whitefield News Publishing Team is a group of volunteers who raise advertising money and publish a monthly newsletter, which may be viewed on the town’s website. The newsletter contains a number of human interest stories as well as town government news.

Wiscasset: Wiscasset honors two food pantries, the Church of Nazarene food pantry, and the Help Yourself Food Pantry at St. Phillip’s Church, for providing food to those in need for many years, with regular weekly hours and provisions to get food to people at other times in emergency situations.