Club holds meeting
The Mars Hill and Blaine Community Club met on Monday, Jan. 7, with 15 members and guests present.
Following a chicken stew, members discussed the annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast, which will be held on Saturday, March 15. Due to increased costs, the price for breakfast will be $4 this year. A basket will be assembled for an Easter raffle. The next meeting will be on Feb. 4.
ACI – CAHS reunion
The ACI – CAHS Reunion Committee will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the CAHS music room. Reports are needed from the various committees on planned activities for the reunion this summer.
There is a need for a representative for the class of 1983. If you are willing to help, please contact Connie Durost at 429-8193.
Rotary Club
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met at the Aroostook Health Center on Tuesday morning at 6:30 a.m. Rotarian Venkat Munukutla, research scientist for Basic American Foods, spoke to the group about life in his native country, India.
He spoke of how technology has made many changes in the world – some of them good and some not so good. His mother’s Christmas wish was for him to actually write out a letter in their native language and mail it to her. She doesn’t speak or read English, so any e-mails he sends have to be translated for her.
He also spoke of how many children in today’s world know how to undo ‘parental locks’ on the computer. His ‘parental lock’ was for his mother to tell him ‘No!’ Nothing else was needed.
Students of the Month
In a continuing effort to recognize outstanding student citizenship, the faculty of Central Aroostook Junior-Senior High School announced that Josh Barton and Megan DeLong have been selected as the November Students of the Month. They were selected in recognition of their commitment to the pillar of character, specifically the pillar for the 2007-2008 school year, respect.
Josh is a member of the eighth-grade class and lists science and social studies as his favorite subjects. Josh enjoys go-carting, camping, swimming and kayaking. He hopes to someday become an engineer. Josh is the son of Stephanie Barton and Bill Barton.
Megan is a member of the senior class and lists psychology as her favorite subject. Megan enjoys skiing, primitive stitchery and trying new varieties of apples. Her future plans involve going to the University of Maine at Presque Isle to major in elementary education. Megan is the daughter of John and Denise DeLong.
Birthday Calendars
The Rotary Birthday Calendars have arrived and are available for purchase. Due to the increased cost, the price of the calendars is $6 this year.
Calendars will be available from any Rotarian, at the Mars Hill and Blaine town offices and at the Mars Hill Katahdin Trust Company. If you received your calendar last year through a Rotarian, they may be contacting you again this year.
For any corrections or additions, please contact Tomi Henderson at 429-9126.
Little Miss pageant director
The Mars Hill Rotary Club is searching for a director for the Little Miss Mars Hill Pageant. Anyone interested in this is asked to contact Bruce Hussey, the Rotary Club president, at 429-9815.
Book Club
The Tuesday Book Club has selected “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini as its current reading selection.
The Tuesday Book Club will meet next on Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library. All are welcome to participate. For more information, please contact Rita Kingsbury at 429-9359.
Reading hour
The Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library is pleased to continue with Co Co’s Reading Hour for children ages third grade and up on Thursdays from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. The current book is “Castle in the Attic.” This program will run every Thursday at the library.
Book sale
The Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library is having a book sale. Cost for the books is .50 for hard covers and .25 for paperbacks. There are also bags available to fill for $5.
Old and new copyrights for adult and children are available. Fiction, nonfiction, westerns, science fiction, romance are among those currently on hand.
There are also children’s books for sale, so plan to stop and check things out. Stock up now for your winter reading! Monetary donations will also be accepted.
BHA book sale
Would you like to buy a copy of “The History of Bridgewater?” To raise money for their sesquicentennial events, the Bridgewater Historical Association has copies of the book, “The History of Bridgewater,” by Annie Rideout for sale. The book has a hard cover and sells for $35 each ($29 plus $6 S/H). To avoid the shipping costs, books can be picked up at a BHA meeting.
During the winter, the BHA meets the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Civic Center on Main Street in Bridgewater. Only prepaid orders will be accepted. For more information, contact Denis Gagne at 429-8290 or Jann Votaw at 425-7901.
Orders with a check for $35 can also be sent to: Bridgewater Historical Association, P. O. Box 341, Bridgewater, ME 04735. Information on the BHA can also be found at www.bridgewatermaine.org.
“The History of Bridgewater”
The Bridgewater Sesquicentennial Committee has just received copies of “The History of Bridgewater, Maine” written and originally published by Annie E. Rideout in 1953.
The Henrietta Bradstreet family and Helen Rideout, heirs to the copyright of the book, graciously granted written permission to the Sesquicentennial Committee to have the book reprinted as part of the town’s celebration activities planned for July 21 – 26, 2008.
The Committee received the permission just before Henrietta’s death this fall, and an acknowledgement to the heirs of Annie Rideout has been included in the reprint of the book.
Net proceeds from the sale of this copy of “The History of Bridgewater, Maine” will be donated to a charity designated by the Rideout heirs in memory of Megan Bradstreet, Henrietta’s great-granddaughter, who died in a tragic accident in 2005.
The cost of the book is $25 plus $1.25 sales tax plus $5.25 S/H for a total of $31.50. Anyone wishing to purchase a copy can e-mail Diane Clough at e&dclough@ainop.com, Rita Kingsbury at rmkme@ainop.com or call Rita Kingsbury at 429-9359.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater and Westfield. She can be reached at 429-9126 or e-mail tomihen@yahoo.com.
Photo courtesy of Tomi Henderson
Venkat Munukutla, research scientist at Basic American Foods, gets his head shaved by Claudia Stevens of the United Way of Aroostook. Venkat vowed to get his haircut if his co-workers raised over $5,000, which the company would match. The plant employees rose to the task, and 77 of them made pledges. A total of $26,000 will be going to the local charity.
Photo courtesy of Tomi Henderson
October Student of the Month for Central Aroostook High School was Kristina Corey. She was recognized for her commitment to the pillar for the 2007-2008 school year: Respect.
Photo courtesy of Tomi Henderson
A special presentation was made by the Mars Hill and Blaine Water Company Board Members on Monday, Jan. 7. The Mars Hill and Blaine Water Treatment Facility on Young’s Lake Road has been dedicated to Walter and Pauline Dearborn for their many years of gracious generosity and support of the Mars Hill and Blaine Water Company. Pauline’s grandfather, Almon O. Nutter, started the water company in the early 1900s and Pauline’s first job following college was as secretary of the Mars Hill Water Company. Pictured are, in back, from left: Jay Peavey, Water Company manager; Bob Collins; Larry Fletcher; Walter Dearborn; and John York. In front, from left: Gerald Lawrence; Pauline Dearborn; Steven Milliard, superintendent; and Bud Porter, chairman, presenting a plaque to Pauline.
Photo courtesy of Tomi Henderson
THERE WASN'T ANY DUST left inside the piano after Stan Harris did a medley of Christmas songs at the East Ridge Union Church's Christmas Melodies Singspiration on Sunday, Dec. 23.
Photo courtesy of Tomi Henderson
THE MEN'S QUARTET from the East Ridge Church did a couple of numbers for the audience at the Christmas Melodies Singspiration on Sunday, Dec. 23.
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WITH LAURA HOME from college for the holiday's, Wendy and Darren Grass joined her for a Christmas tune at the East Ridge Union Church's Christmas Melodies Singspiration on Sunday, Dec. 23.
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MARLA MEAN sang a beautiful tune at the East Ridge Union Church's Christmas Melodies Singspiration on Sunday, Dec. 23.
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WHO NEEDS MUSICAL accompaniment? The Shaw family did a wonderful job singing a cappella for a very appreciative audience at the East Ridge Union Church's Christmas Melodies Singspiration Dec. 23.
