Summer Dance Camp returns, welcomes new members
MAPLETON NEWS
by Jennifer Buzza
Sarah Lowry will be returning this summer to offer “Miss Sarah’s Dance Camp.” Classes will be held at the Mapleton Lion’s Hall beginning this week and continuing for four weeks through the first week of August.
Miss Sarah’s Dance Camp offers classes in ballet and jazz dancing, along with a special boys’ hip-hop class. Miss Sarah will also be offering a “Mommy and Me” tap class from 6-8 p.m. Sunday evenings. Classes will take place on Monday and Tuesday afternoons from 1-5 p.m. Dancers in kindergarten through 5th grade will dance from 1-3 p.m. and 6th through 12th graders will dance from 3-5 p.m. The boys’ hip-hop class will take place directly after the girls’ classes.
Sarah Lowry is currently studying dance performance and choreography at Hope College in Holland, Mich., one of four liberal arts colleges fully accredited in all four fine arts. She has held several principle roles in productions including the “Nutcracker,” “Gaite Parisienne” and “Peter and the Wolf.” She has been named director of the upcoming production of the “Nutcracker” at Hope College this winter. Lowry has recently been accepted into StrikeTime Dance Company, an educational company which travels to elementary schools putting on productions that teach students about the different styles and elements of dance. “Last year was the best first year I could have asked for,” said Lowry of her dance camp. “I’m so excited to teach again, welcoming new faces and greeting returning campers. It’s going to be a fun camp, full of learning, new friends and, most of all, dancing!”
To sign up your child, contact Miss Sarah at 415-1613 or by e-mailing mssarahsdancecamp@gmail.com
FIVE GENERATIONS
Photo courtesy of Francine Mosher
Our family gathered recently at Alta Clark-Bagley’s residence to celebrate the birth of Bentley Cale Picard.
Pictured from left are: Alta Clark-Bagley, great-great-grandmother; Francine Mosher; great-grandmother; Jennifer Buck, grandmother; Jessica Landry, mother, and Bentley Cale Picard.
Photo courtesy of Francine Mosher
Our family gathered recently at the Arthur Clark residence to celebrate the birth of Bentley Cale Picard.
Left to right: Jessica Landry, mother, holding Bentley Cale Picard; Arthur Clark, great-great-grandfather.
In back: Jennifer Buck, grandmother; and Francine Mosher, great-grandmother.
Special luncheon
There will be a special luncheon at the Mapleton Methodist Church on Friday, July 22, at 11:30 a.m. Although the weekly luncheons have been cut back to once a month, the ladies of the church, along with the ladies at the Baptist Church, will be serving a lunch on the 22nd. There is no charge for the meal, but donations will be accepted.
Birthdays
Birthday wishes this week go out to: Julie Clark, Mike Ireland, Brandon S. Smith, Edward Christie, Edna Obar, Renee Guerrette, Alan Wilcox, Shae Michaud, Jackie McEachern, Wendy Copeland, Robert Greenier, Morgan McGary, Kacey Wilcox, Sandy Crane and Geneva Guillemette.
Anniversaries
Happy anniversary wishes this week to: Larry and Louise Boucher and Tamma and Lloyd Dumais on the 13th; Joe and Holly Vigue, Greg and Vicki Michaud, Ben and Penny LeBlanc, John and Lyn Edgecomb and Jason and Michelle Rossi on the 14th; Gary and Liz Brewer and Brent and Felicia Buck on the 17th; Brent and Duska Boyles on the 18th; Neil and Michelle Luzzi, Zack and Julie Powers and Shawn and Christi Doyen on the 19th.
Museum open
The Haystack Historical Society Museum is now open for visitors on Saturdays through Aug. 27. Doors are open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you have yet to stop by and see the numerous displays, be sure to make plans to do so! Visitors of all ages will enjoy the one-room schoolhouse, agricultural artifacts, clothing, furniture, Girl Scout uniforms and handbooks — all from decades ago. There is also information about the lynching of Jim Cullen. New this summer is a display of artwork by SAD 1 students. There is no charge to visit the museum, so stop by this Saturday!
Recipes still needed
The Castle Hill Grange Hall Preservation Society is still looking for recipes. They would like to have their cookbooks ready for Christmas 2011. Recipes can be e-mailed to dusty5799@yahoo.com or mailed to CHGHPS, 1931 State Road, Castle Hill, ME 04757. The public is encouraged to send many! The goal is to have at least 200 recipes. Please help the Society make this fundraiser successful!
New members, working and non-working, are encouraged to join. The Hall rental schedule is filling up quickly. If anyone is interested in using the Hall, please call 764-4826. The Hall is available now through October.
(Jennifer Buzza is the correspondent for Mapleton, Castle Hill and Chapman. She can be reached at 760-9115, or by e-mail at jbuzza@ainop.com)
