Harvest recreation schedule announced
MARS HILL NEWS
by Tomi Henderson
The Mars Hill Recreation Department will hold a number of special activities during harvest break. Pre-registration is required by Sept. 12. Payment should be made at the time of registration with checks made payable to the Town of Mars Hill.
There will be a Safe Sitter Course offered through the Northern Lighthouse on Mondays during harvest break covering a variety of topics. Classes will take place at the Recreation Center on Mondays, Sept.24, Oct. 1 and 8 from 9 a.m. to noon. Children must be at least 10 years of age. Cost is $45 per student. Upon completion of the course, sitters will be certified in the Safe Sitter Program as well as first aid and CPR.
The following programs are offered to children in Grades 1 and older. Children age 4 and older may participate with a parent or guardian present. Children are responsible for a bag lunch and drink every day unless otherwise noted. The following programs take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mars Hill and Blaine Community Center unless otherwise noted:
• Week 1, Sept. 17-21, will include: a Day Trip to the SAD 1 School Farm and Mantle Lake Park on Tuesday, Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $3 each. Participants should wear socks and sneakers and bring a sweatshirt. All participants must bring a bag lunch. There will be a hay ride, a corn maze and more. At Mantle will be lunch and hiking the trails. Tuesday afternoon the Grade 3 and 4 soccer team will practice at CAHS at 2:45 p.m. and the Grade 1 and 2 soccer team will play Easton at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, will feature Zumbatonics with Theressa Bonner from 9-10 a.m. Cost is $10 for three weekly sessions. From 10-11 a.m. will be a free Story Time with Sue McPherson before the bag lunches will be eaten at 11 a.m. At 11:30 a.m., participants will leave for Wintergreen Arts Center for Art at Wintergreen from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost for this is $10 per child. They will return to the Rec to be picked up at 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon the Grade 1 and 2 soccer team will practice at CAHS at 5 p.m. and the Grade 3 and 4 soccer team will play at Limestone at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, will feature Science Camp from 9-11 a.m. with a cost of $3. Dress for a mess! Bag lunches will be eaten at 11 a.m. From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. will be a free Survivor Experience with the Northern Lighthouse and Cory Tilley.
• Week 2 activities, Sept. 24-28, will include: Monday will offer Grade 5 and 6 soccer team practice at CAHS at 3 p.m. and Grade 1 and 2 soccer team practice at 5 p.m. Tuesday will include a Day Trip to Hike Haystack and Ice Cream from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants will hike Haystack and enjoy the fall foliage. They will eat their bag lunch at the top. Ice Cream cones will be enjoyed in Presque Isle on the way home. Cost is $5 per child, which includes the ice cream cone. There will be a Grades 3 and 4 soccer game at Washburn at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, will feature a Day Trip to Bangor and the Challenger Center. Participants will leave the Rec Center at 8 a.m. and return at 5 p.m. Cost is $15 and a bag lunch. The Easton Rec will be joining in on this trip. FMI, go to http://clcofme.org/about. The Grade 1 and 2 soccer team will practice at 5 p.m. at CAHS. Thursday will have a free Story Time with Sue McPherson from 9-10 a.m. From 10:30-11:30 a.m. will be Zumbatonics with Theressa Bonner. Bag lunches will be eaten at 11:30 a.m. From 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. will be a free Survivor Experience with the Northern Lighthouse and Cory Tilley.
• Week 3 activities, Oct. 1-5, will include: on Monday, Grades 5 and 6 soccer team practice at CAHS at 3 p.m. and Grade 1 and 2 soccer team practice at 5 p.m. On Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 9 a.m., participants will leave for Wintergreen Arts Center for Art at Wintergreen from 9:30-11 a.m. Cost for this is $10 per child. Bag lunches will be eaten at the Rec at 11:30 a.m. From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. will be a free Survivor Experience with the Northern Lighthouse and Cory Tilley. Grades 5 and 6 soccer team practice will be at CAHS at 3 p.m. The Grades 3 and 4 soccer team will play Washburn at home at 4 p.m. Wednesday will have Zumbatonics with Theressa Bonner from 9-10 a.m. From 10-11 a.m. will be a free Story Time with Sue McPherson. Bag lunches will be eaten at 11 a.m. From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. will be Fall Crafting with a cost of $2. At 1 p.m., the bus will leave for WAGM studios for a tour of the studio with Ted Shapiro from 1:30-2:30 p.m. There is a cost of $3 per child for this with the bus returning to the Rec by 3 p.m. Thursday will have a Day Trip to Goughan’s Farm. There will be pumpkin activities at the Rec from 9-10:30 a.m. before the bus leaves at 10:45 a.m. The bus will be stopping at McDonald’s for lunch, so each child is to bring money for their lunch. At the Farm, the Corn Maze will be the place to be at 1 p.m. Cost for this trip is $10 plus lunch money. They will return to the Rec at 3 p.m. The Grade 3 and 4 soccer team will practice at CAHS at 4:30 p.m.
All participants are asked to purchase a Rec T-shirt. It is helpful on field trips if everyone is wearing matching shirts. These will be the same shirts used in the 2013 summer program. Shirts are $8 each. If you have any questions, contact Jamie at 227-7194 or Murph at Fort Street.
There will be a Girls’ Glamour Night on Friday, Sept. 21, from 5-8 p.m. Grab your mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts or cousins because now is your time to shine! There will be makeovers with Mary Kay by Janet Willette and nails by Leanne York. Mikaela Faye Photography will be on hand to take memorable pictures. Picture packets will be available to purchase at the event. Pizza, chips and drinks will be provided. Cost is $7 per family. FMI, call Jamie at 227-7194.
There will be a Boys’ Night on Friday, Sept. 28, from 5-7 p.m. Grab your dads, brothers, uncles, cousins or grandfathers and come to the Rec for a time doing whatever it is boys do! Dress to be outside with proper footwear. Pizza, chips and drinks will be provided. Cost is $7 per family. FMi, call Amanda at 227-4500.
Westfield Days
Photos courtesy of Tomi Henderson
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| Dale and Cheryl Nason sang a couple of numbers at the Gospel Concert. Dale also sang several humorous little ditties and also taught the attendees a worship song in Hebrew. | Kathy Miller of Mars Hill was the auctioneer during the Westfield Days auction. Among the items auctioned off were gift certificates, crafts, art prints, jewelry, soda, potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower. Thanks to all who donated items. Funds will be used for future Westfield Days activities. |
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| Enjoying the Bounce House with her “Nana” is 2-year-old Zoey Shemkovitz. | Chase Barnes shows that lovers of John Deere tractors start young during the Antique Tractor Pulls in Westfield. |
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| Saturday activities at Westfield Days included a water balloon toss, which was a popular activity with kids of all ages. |
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| Rub-A-Dub-Dub, four men in a tub, was a scene at Westfield Days on Saturday. Pictured are, from left: Jake Porter, Ben Porter, Grayson Nichols and Lucious Nichols. |
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| Larry Kingsbury pulls with his antique tractor during the activities in Westfield. Larry is the president of the Antique Tractor Club. |
Rotary Club
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met Tuesday morning, Aug. 28, at the Aroostook Health Center. Chappy Clark attended and spoke of the Junior Golf program at the Mars Hill Country Club. There were five girls and 12 boys that took part this summer in this program. He thanked the club for donating to this program.
The special speaker was Chris Nicholas. Chris spoke of Living Waters Bible Camp in Danforth and the annual Mountain View Challenge that is held each year to help pay off the mortgage on the second camping site they own. While the challenge typically involves running and swimming, Chris asked to start a bicycle element to the challenge.
He rode alone last year and covered over 100 miles from Mars Hill to Living Waters, then continuing on to Benedicta after lunch. He has found four other hearty souls that will be riding with him this year.
They will begin their journey at the Caribou/Limestone town line at 6 a.m. and ride down Route 1A to Mars Hill, where they will enjoy a breakfast at the United Baptist Church around 9 a.m. When they begin again, there will be a number of younger riders that will join them for the trip down the track to Bridgewater. This gives the younger riders a chance to join in the challenge, with a shorter distance to go riding on the safety of the track.
The five brave men will then continue on down the old track to Houlton and then on down Route 1 to Living Waters for the end of their day’s ride.
To sponsor one of the riders or to make a donation to Living Waters, call Chris Nicholas at 227-2894.
Aroostook Health Center
Upcoming events for the week of September 5-11 include: Wednesday will have the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Wii Bowling Challenge at 9 a.m., Moving to Music at 9:30 a.m. and Residents Council at 10 a.m. Thursday has the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Bingo at 9:30 a.m., Horse Racing at 1:30 p.m. and the Old Fashioned Revival Center at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, will feature Moving To Music at 9:30 p.m. and Crossword Puzzles at 1:30 p.m. Saturday will feature the APC Church Service at 3 p.m. Sunday will be a free day. Monday will feature Coffee Chat at 9:30 a.m., Karaoke with Larry at 1:30 p.m. and Gospel Group at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, will have the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Bingo at 9:30 a.m. and Karaoke with Fireman Fred at 1:30 p.m. All of these activities are subject to change. If you would like to volunteer to help with any of these activities, call Connie or Vicki at 768-4915.
Homecoming 2013 meeting
There will be a meeting on Monday, Sept 17, at 7 p.m. in the high school Music Room, for all of the class representatives for ACI and CAHS, for planning purposes for the ACI, CAHS Homecoming next summer. Anyone else who is interested please plan to attend.
Bridgewater music
The Bridgewater Historical Association presents live music by Outside In on Thursday nights from 6-9 p.m. They perform a wide variety of music styles. Bring your dancing shoes and show us your moves on our wood dance floor. There is no cover charge, however, donations are greatly appreciated. The musicians are all volunteers who donate their time and talents for you to enjoy, making it possible for all proceeds to go directly to the BHA. They too are greatly appreciated. Refreshments are available on music nights.
Community Cupboard
The food pantry serves the communities of Westfield, Mars Hill, Blaine, Robinson, E-Plantation and Bridgewater. The cupboard is open the second Tuesday of each month from 1-3 p.m. and the fourth Tuesday of each month from 6-8 p.m. at the Mars Hill and Blaine Community. If you have questions, call Cathy Cropley at 429-8043.
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.
