MARS HILL NEWS
by Tomi Henderson
The Mz. Mars Hill Pageant will be held on Saturday, April 16, at the Mars Hill and Blaine Community Center at 7 p.m.
There will be eight young “ladies” who will compete for the coveted crown: Logan Brewer (Frita Ruffle), Logan McLaughlin (Anita Honey), Matt Amnott (Eileen Dover), Tyler Rusby (Sharon Boogerz), Sam Bennett (Curly Chesthair), Taylor Fletcher (Anita Mon), and Siamese twins Jeremy Tweedie (Satin Moon) and Izaiha Adoptante (Velvet Moon). Admission will be $5 for adults and $2 for students age 7 to 12.
Make plans now to attend and support the Class of 2011. It will be an evening you won’t soon forget!!
Rotary Club
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met on Tuesday morning, April 5, at 6:30 at the Aroostook Health Center. A special guest was Claudia Stevens of the Presque Isle Area Chamber of Commerce and director of the United Way of Aroostook.
The special speaker was Rick Williams, manager of customer service at Maine Public Service. He is also involved with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Aroostook County. This year’s event is the third one for the area and will take place from 6 p.m. on June 3 to 10 a.m. on June 4 at the Caribou High School.
The amount of teams participating has grown each year — in 2008 there were 13 teams raising $26,000; in 2009 there were 26 teams raising $44,000; and in 2010 there were 66 teams raising $147,000. The funds are used mainly for cancer research.
Each team can have up to 15 members. Once the relay is under way, at least one team member will be walking around the track at all times. Tents are typically set up by each team as a place to gather for rest and refreshment. Other tents are set up by groups to raise funds by offering services — from face painting to specialty foods to crazy hair. This is a true family event, with games and activities planned for children. There is also usually a band playing, with different area bands taking part.
Each hour during the relay, there will be a special theme for those that want to take part in crazy hat, formal wear, Zumba, noisemakers, backward and other trips around the track. There has even been a hula-hoop hour for those that can manage to keep a hoop going while walking!
Individuals interested in supporting this cause can either sponsor a team or individual and companies can become a corporate sponsor. In the past, sponsors have provided a barbecue for all interested participants at 5 p.m. on Friday before the start of the relay. Breakfast is also provided for those that are interested on Saturday morning.
For more information, contact Rick Williams at 760-2340, e-mail mrwilliams@mainepublicservice.com or check out www.relayforlife.org/aroostookme.
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, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; or Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon.
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 in Boston 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, 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.
Michaud staff hours
Congressman Mike Michaud’s staff will be available to meet with constituents this Thursday in Mars Hill on issues they are facing with federal agencies and to discuss services available through his office.
On Thursday, April 14, constituent service representative Rachel Smith from Michaud’s Presque Isle office will be available from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Mars Hill Town Office located at 37 Main St. If Mainers have any questions or would like to set up an appointment (not required), they are encouraged to contact Smith at 764-1036.
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.
