Mars Hill pageants coming soon
MARS HILL
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met on Tuesday morning, April 6, at 6:30 a.m. Members discussed the upcoming pageants as well as the Health Fair to be held on May 1 at Fort Street Elementary School. The special guests were the 2010 Miss Greater Mars Hill contestants and the pageant directors. Mikala Woollard, Greater Miss director, spoke of the planning that goes into each pageant. The planning typically starts in early February so each contestant has plenty of time to prepare their outfits and work on their talent. Kassandra Dominique, Little Miss director, spoke of the six Little Miss contestants. Janine Stackpole, Greater Miss assistant director, spoke of different aspects of the pageant. They work together as a team and appreciate all the help they get from other individuals.
Each of the contestants introduced themselves and spoke of their planned talent. Contestants include: Paige Findlen, Brittni Mosher, Aryn Bernier, Rachel Donovan, Marci-Rae Mean and Sarah Michaud. With this talented and beautiful group, the pageant should be very entertaining.
Mars Hill will light up the stage once again this year with the top senior Project Graduation fund-raiser, the Mz. Mars Hill Pageant, to be held Saturday, April 17, at 7 p.m. at the Mars Hill and Blaine Community Center.
Nola Pendexter is the chairperson, with Co-Chairs Joy Hewitt, Janice Jewett, Diane Pottle and Peggy Robinson. Emcees for the event are Hazel Nutt (Terry Brewer) and Ginger Snap (Dean Lawrence). For those who don’t know, this is a “fun and funny pageant” with guys dressing as gals competing in all the events of a real pageant! Twelve young “beauties” will compete for the title of Mz. Mars Hill. Each contestant will compete in sportswear, talent and evening gown portions of the pageant.
The “ladies” are Wanda Party (Abram Brewer) with her escort, Hugh DaMann (Sarah Michaud); Robin D. Cradle (Logan Thomas) with her escort, Hank E. Pankie (Marci-Rae Mean); Sandy Bunker ( William DeLong) with her escort, Green Fairway (Brittni Mosher); Allota Spud (Carter Grass) with her escort, Dusty Fields (Paige Findlen); Emma Roids (Shane Miller) with her escort, Mr. Tucks (Ashley Estabrook); Ima Cougar (Caleb Jewett) with her escort, Ben A. Cub (Lauren Antworth); Trina Forest (Garrett Stiles) with her escort, Tim Burr (Brianna Hartin); Robin Banks (Mitchell Folsom) with her escort, Collin D. Cops (Chelsea Hartin); Anita Ryde (Tim Lawrence) with her escort, Rusty Carr (Kelsey Larrabee); Brooke Trout (Jeff Devoe) with her escort, King Fisher (Jessica Robinson); Charity Case (Kasey Brewer) with her escort, Bill Foldes (Brianna Hartin); and Kendra Bunny (Carl DeLong) with her escort, Hugh Hefner (Rachel Donovan).
The show will open with a dance routine to “You’re the One I Want” from the hit movie “Grease.” Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for children age 7 to 12. Children age 6 and under are free. Tickets may be purchased from any senior, any contestant or at the door.
This promises to be an evening of laughter and fun for all ages. All proceeds will go to Project Graduation. There will also be a 50/50 drawing, along with a raffle on an i-Pod nano valued at $150.
The fifth-grade students at Fort Street Elementary School in Mars Hill collected Pennies for Patients® to benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society during the month of March. The students coordinated the penny drive by planning an assembly, writing morning announcements and planning additional activities. After three weeks of the Fort Street students bringing in their spare change, the total was $1,150! The students would like to thank everyone who rolled coins and give a special thanks to Donna Chasse for all of her help. Thanks also to Katahdin Trust Company for counting the coins.
“I am so proud of our students,” said Elaine Boulier, school principal at Fort Street. “They did a great job of giving selflessly and they really understood the mission of the Pennies for Patients® program and what the money is used for.”
Leukemia is the leading cause of disease-related deaths among children. An estimated 785,829 Americans have a blood cancer. Since 1992, millions of dollars have been raised in pennies and other spare change by more than 12 million elementary, middle and high school students nationwide.
The mission of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
The Mars Hill, Blaine and Westfield Senior Citizens met at the Mars Hill Snowmobile Club on Wednesday, April 7, at 11 a.m. for a potluck dinner. There were 14 members and one guest present.
President Gwen McEntee opened the meeting, asked the blessing and gave the invocation. Following the flag salute, members sang “God Bless America.”
The special speaker was Mona Lynch, who spoke about health reform and five straight facts on health. She also answered questions from the group. She then played Medicare bingo (MEDCO) with the group and had several prizes to give the winners.
The secretary’s and treasurer’s reports were read and accepted. A thank-you note was received from the family of Iris Brewer. Messages were received from Alta Weeks and Doris Guiggey saying that they missed the group. They will be back in the area this summer.
The next meeting will be on April 21, with pizza on the menu. Members also discussed various outings to go on this spring.
Members are also invited to attend the Northern Maine Council on Aging meeting on April 19 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fort Fairfield at 9:30 a.m.
At the District 16 Meeting of the American Legion in Mars Hill on Saturday, April 3, State Senator Roger Sherman presented a Legislative Sentiment to the posts of Presque Isle and Fort Fairfield. Pictured are, from left: Presque Isle Commander Paul Wilson, Sherman and Fort Fairfield Commander Carl Doughty.
BARRY AND BEVERLY McCRUM were recognized at the American Legion District 16 meeting with a Blue Star banner for having a family member serving overseas. Their son, Capt. Kyle McCrum, is serving with the U.S. Army Reserve in Afghanistan and their son-in-law, Lt. Frank Couture, is serving in Bahrain. Pictured are District 16 Commander Richard “Chuck” Williams, Barry and Bev McCrum.
BOBBI’S BUILD AN EAR would like to congratulate Kelly Lundeen for having the winning raffle ticket for the rocking horse, which was won during a recent fund-raiser in Mars Hill. Pictured with the rocking horse, from left: Miss Mars Hill Megan McClay and Carly Guerrette, Bobbi Guerrette’s sister.
PERFORMING during the Variety Show at the 2010 Winterfest were, in back, from left: Adam Metzler, Phyllis Boyd and Todd Corey. In the front from the left: Halee Rusby, Chloe Wheeler, Jack Schafer and Noelle Bailey.
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.
