news briefs

    Library hosts book display
    PRESQUE ISLE – Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library presents Cream of the Crop  Best Books of 2007 as selected by Librarians of the Southern Maine Library District.  These children’s books are for display use only and will be located in the Library Multi-Purpose Room through the month of September during normal Library hours. FMI, contact Sue McPherson at 764-2571.
Choral Society to rehearse
  The Caribou Choral Society will begin rehearsals for its 33rd annual holiday concerts on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m., at the Mormon Church recreation room, 67 Paris Snow Drive, Caribou. All residents interested in singing advanced four-part music are cordially invited to join this area-wide community chorus. Dues are $12 to help defray costs of new sheet music. 
    Concerts are scheduled for Dec. 6 at the Caribou Performing Arts Center, and Dec. 7 at St. Mary’s Church in Presque Isle. The chorus is conducted by Daniel Ladner, with Mari-Jo Hedman as accompanist. FMI, call 764-1482.
Beta Sigma Phi meets
    PRESQUE ISLE – The May 8 meeting of Preceptor Alpha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi was held at the Presque Isle Inn and Convention Center with 12 members attending. Sisters enjoyed dinner and a short business meeting. Service projects voted on include donating $100 to the Red Cross for victims of the flooding in Fort Kent and donating $100 to the Aroostook Teen Leadership Camp. Some grandmothers shared pictures of their grandchildren. The mystery gift, donated by Susan Czosnek, was won by Lynne Walton.
Donations benefit homeless
    PRESQUE ISLE – Preceptor Alpha held its first fall meeting at the home of Sue Czosnek, where the members enjoyed a potluck supper and had an opportunity to reminisce about their summer’s activities.
    The chapter made donations to the Mary O’Donnell Homeless Shelter and the Central Aroostook Humane Society.      President Emily Knight distributed the year’s calendar of activities. This year, the Beta Sigma Phi chapter will raffle off a cross-stitch Santa donated by Bernice Belanger for a ways and means project. Next month’s meeting will be at Lynn Walton’s.