Girls prepare for pageant
MARS HILL NEWS
by Tomi Henderson
The 2011 Little Miss Mars Hill and Miss Greater Mars Hill pageant will be held on Saturday, April 2, at the Mars Hill and Blaine Community Center at 6 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for students.
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PRE-TEEN AND TEEN CONTESTANTS for Mars Hill 2011 are, in front, from left:
Pre-Teen contestants Taia Tilley, Meagan Willis, Chloe Wheeler, Lillie Mahan and Hunter Nicholson. In back: Pre-Teen 2010 Kelsey Dominique; Teen contestants Alexis Bradbury and Stephanie Dame; and Teen 2010 Whitney Klein. The pageant will be held on Saturday, April 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Mars Hill and Blaine Community Center. Admission is $6. Those age 5 and under are free.
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Junior MISS 2011 CONTESTANTS for Mars Hill 2011 in front from left are:
Courtney Milliard, Jordan Canney, 2010 Junior Miss Brooke Cyr, Noelle Bailey and Elizabeth Gillen.
In back:
Brittany Baird, Karle Levesque, Ivy Davis and Dayna Collins.
The pageant will be held on Saturday, April 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Mars Hill and Blaine Community Center. Admission is $6. Those age 5 and under are free.
80 YEARS YOUNG
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Born and raised in Westfield,
Ralph Lawrence
recently celebrated his 80th birthday, with friends and family joining him in the Rotary Room at the Aroostook Health Center. Ralph was a dedicated potato farmer on the “Murray W. Lawrence Farm” for 79 years.
Benefit
There will be a benefit dinner for Evan Bretzke on Saturday, April 23, at Central Aroostook High School. Originally from Limestone, Evan was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Evan and his wife, Alishia (Grow), will be traveling to Dana Farber for his treatments.
A dinner of beans, hotdogs, rolls, coleslaw, potato salad and apple crisp will be served from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Cost is by donation. Proceeds will be used to assist them with medical and travel expenses.
There will be music by the Shaw family, an auction by Bert Winslow, as well as a silent auction. For more information, please contact Tiffany Faulkner at 227-7195. Donations can be mailed to: P. O. Box 282, Blaine ME 04734. Updates on how Evan is doing can be seen by going to www.caringbridge.org/visit/evanbretzke.
GOLD RUNS IN THE FAMILY
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Logan McLaughlin,
center, holds his second gold ball, earned recently when the Central Aroostook Panthers brought home the 2011 State Class D title!
Logan was also on the 2008 team that brought home the gold ball. Logan has now tied with his brother Taylor, whose 2005 and 2006 teams brought home gold, as well as his mom, Stephanie (Lundeen) McLaughlin who was on the 1981 and 1982 squads that won the state title for CAHS.
Bottle drive
There will be a bottle drive for the Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library during the month of April. Anyone willing to help can drop off their cans and bottles at the local redemption center, mentioning that they are for the library. You can also drop off bagged bottles during regular library hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. or Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.
AT ALL STAR GYMNASTICS
Sarah Gerritsen
doing a bar routinge during the Practice Competition on Saturday, March 12, at All Star Gymnastics in Mars Hill.
Halee Rusby
showign her beam abilities during the Practice Competition on March 12 at All Star Gymnastics in Mars Hill is Halee Rusby.
Smart Sam
A tale was told at Rotary Club about Sam Mahan, who is retired and loves to fish. He was sitting in his boat one day and heard a voice say, “Pick me up.” Sam looked around and didn’t see anyone, so thought he was dreaming. He heard the voice say again, “Pick me up.”
He looked in the water and there, floating on the top, was a frog. Sam said, “Are you talking to me?”
The frog said, “Yes, I’m talking to you. Pick me up, then kiss me and I’ll turn into the most beautiful woman you have even seen. I’ll make sure that all your friends are envious and jealous because I’ll be your bride!”
Sam looked at the frog for a short time, reached over, picked it up carefully and placed it in his front pocket.
The frog said, “What, are you nuts? Didn’t you hear what I said? Kiss me and I’ll be your beautiful bride!”
Sam opened his picket, looked at the frog and said, “I already have the most beautiful wife in the world, and at my age, I’d rather have a talking frog!”
Sam is a smart man!
Kindergarten registration
SAD 42 will be having registration for the 3-, 4- and 5-year-old programs for the 2011-12 school year. The registration will be held on Thursday, April 14, at the Fort Street School and is open to 3-, 4- and 5-year-old children of the Mars Hill, Blaine and Bridgewater area.
Pre-school students must be either 3 or 4 years of age on or before Oct. 15. Students who will be 5 years of age on or before Oct. 15 are eligible for kindergarten. Contact Fort Street School, 429-8514 or 429-8515, to schedule an appointment to register your child.
The state of Maine requires: proof of immunizations and birth certificate. (Hospital copies are not acceptable. A copy must be obtained from the municipal office of the town or city where you were living when the child was born.) SAD 42 requires these documents at the time of registration.
Parents registering children for the 3- and 4-year-old programs are asked to bring proof of income to the appointment. If you are not a legal parent, a copy of guardianship papers (probate court) must be completed before registration. Those students currently enrolled in the 4-year-old program do not need to register. If you have any questions, call the school for further details.
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.
