Members of the Gamber & Community Fire Co. and the Oscar Brothers Family are pleased to announce that Abbott Houle, Rylee Lease, and Katelyn Saelens have been named the winners of the 2025 Oscar Brothers Memorial Scholarship. All three winners graduated from Westminster High School in early June, and they reside in Gamber’s response area.

This scholarship is jointly sponsored by the Oscar Brothers family and the Gamber & Community Fire Company, and it awards a combined total to each student of up to $21,000.00 over four years. This is the eighteenth year of the scholarship program that is funded by the Brothers Family and managed by the fire company.

As part of the scholarship requirements, each winner is required to complete 40 hours of community service annually and maintain a 2.5 or better GPA in college. The student must reside in Gamber & Community Fire Co.'s first due response area.

Abbott is the son of Keli and Brent Houle of Finksburg. Abbott will be attending Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Rylee is the daughter of Rebecca Roth of Finksburg. She will be attending Towson University.

Katelyn is the daughter of Michele and David Saelens of Westminster. She will also be attending Towson University.

These students all had outstanding academic achievement in high school, excellent test scores, extensive extra-curricular activities, community service, and they all contributed excellent applications and well-thought-out written essays.

The fire company congratulates Abbott, Rylee, and Katelyn as this year's Gamber & Community Fire Co. scholarship winners.