Superintendent Gendron
shares school plans with Rotary
MARS HILL
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met on Tuesday morning, Aug. 31 at 6:30 at the Aroostook Health Center. The special speaker was Marc Gendron, superintendent of AOS 99, the school district made up of Fort Fairfield, Mars Hill, Blaine and Bridgewater.
He spoke of the newly-formed unit and its advantages. Ideas will be shared on ways to save money and still provide what’s best for the students. Each school will retain local control of their facilities while sharing a central superintendent, special education direction, AP and payroll.
This is being phased in over a three-year period. Officially, Roger Shaw is the assistant superintendent, handling CAHS this year. Next year, Roger will reduce his work load while turning over more to Marc. Marc will be in charge of all the schools in three years.
Marc taught at CAHS for 23 years before going to southern Maine for a few years as assistant superintendent in the Poland area. He has been the superintendent at Fort Fairfield for four years. He resides in Houlton with his wife, Paula.
This year’s celebration was a great success. There was something for everyone to enjoy. A big thank-you to MPS’s Jerry Butler and Craig Hobbs for coming so quickly to replace the transformer that blew.
The local antique tractor organization had a great time with some games on Friday evening before holding a full day of pulls on Saturday.
Winners in the Parade were: First — Summer Time Fun, a Tribute to Alice Gregory by the Billings family; Second — Thompkins Plumbing; and Third — Chad Putnam with the Southern Acres Boarding Home folks on board his horse-drawn wagon.
Winners in the Adult Fry Pan Throw were: First, Shilo McManus; Second, Wendy Shaw; and Third, Jenna Crouse. Winners in the Youth Fry Pan Throw were: First, Sarah Craig; Second, Sidney Craig; and Third, Elizabeth McCrum.
Events went pretty much as planned and a great time was had by all. If you didn’t attend, you missed a lot of fun!
Photos by
Tomi Henderson
CHLOE WHEELER worked on a stunt with the Presque Isle Wildcat cheerleaders during the Westfield Jubilee.
PLACING THIRD in the Westfield Jubilee parade on Saturday, Aug. 28, was Chad Putnam with his wagon team. The folks from Southern Acres Boarding Home enjoyed this special ride.
TAKE YOUR TIME — "You go ahead, I'll be along," Larry Kingsburg told his son Jarod during the slowest tractor race during the Westfield Jubilee on Friday, Aug. 27. Larry did manage to go slower than all the other contestants!
STEVE DECKER, of Mars Hill, at right, spent a lot of time in the water in the dunking booth at the Westfield Jubilee on Saturday, Aug. 28.
RAQUELLE STERRIS, 18-months-old, shows her stubborn streak as her sister Isabelle, 3 1/2, climbs the bank. The granddaughters of Patricia Sterris were waiting for the parade to start during the Westfield Jubilee on Saturday, Aug. 28.
BABYSITTER — Showing what a great daddy he is, Jeff Blackstone holds his daughter Chloe's baby "Teddy" during the Westfield Jubilee on Saturday, Aug. 28, as Chloe's grandfather, Richard Kneeland, looks on.
LAURA BUCKLEY showed that she remembers how to tumble during the Bobbi's Build An Ear fund-raiser at All-Star Gymnastics in Mars Hill on Saturday, Aug. 21.
BOBBI JO GUERRETTE arrived in style as she and her friend Jazmyn Brown walked the red carpet into the Hooray for Hollywood Fund-Raiser for Bobbi's Build An Ear at All-Star Gymnastics in Mars Hill on Saturday, Aug. 21. The facility was open for all to use the equipment and get some pointers on tumbling, cheering, etc. A special thank-you goes to the Mars Hill House of Pizza for donating the proceeds of any Sunset Split sales to Bobbi's Build An Ear.
Page Fletcher looks on as Kayla Cushman holds a water balloon over Michaela King’s head. Brea York, on right, was the official “popper” as Tori Brewer looks on from behind. This was part of the Back To School Bash held on Saturday, Aug. 14, at CAHS.
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.
