MAPLETON NEWS
by Jennifer Buzza
New to this year’s Mapleton Daze celebration is the “Bazaar Downtown.” This is a flea market/anything acceptable/trash and treasure sort of event that will take place all day Saturday, June 25.
To participate, please bring your own table, set it up along the sidewalk and sell or promote whatever you like! The Committee is looking to have a variety of tables set up including crafts, small business promotion, yard sale items, raffles, food (such as lemonade, baked potatoes, popcorn, water,) collectables, demonstrations, etc. This is the perfect chance to earn some extra cash for yourself, student organization, or the cause of your choice. Table slots are free with a $3 recommended donation to Mapleton Daze. Please reserve your slot early as the first 25 to register will receive the best downtown slots. For more information or to reserve/register your slot, contact Suzanne Morton at 764-4256, e-mail suzanne.libby@maine.edu, or message any member of the Committee through the Facebook Mapleton Daze website.
Birthdays
Birthday wishes this week go out to Kelsey Rae Gilson, Jolene Blake, Alexa Lyn Perkins, Lisa Dean, Terri Brown, Ethan Braley, Ellie Goheen, Jacob Graham, Margaret Damore, Leah Buck, Kimberly Turner, Philip McPherson, Troy Allen Michaud, Bethany Elaine Lord, Hayley Ritchie, Graydon Dougherty, Zachary Dube, Joshua Boucher and Joey Greenier.
Anniversaries
Happy anniversary wishes this week to Paul and Sheryl Grendell on the 13th and Rod and Nadiene Brewer and Troy and Kim Finnemore on the 14th.
Stephenson receives degree
Scott Stephenson, son of Dorothy Stephenson Cormier, and the late Daniel Stephenson, received his bachelor of applied science degree with honors from the University of Maine at Augusta May 14, 2011. Scott resides in Augusta with his wife, Emily, and children Samantha, Tabitha, Mackenzie and Asher. Scott is employed at Hannaford Brothers in Winthrop.
Baptist Youth Group
On Saturday, June 11 the Mapleton Baptist Youth Group will be meeting at the Marden’s parking lot in Presque Isle at 7 a.m. before going to clean up around the landfill. Those planning to help are asked to bring boots and gloves, and bug spray will be provided. The group will clean from 8-11 a.m.
Car wash
The Mapleton Baptist Church Youth Group will be holding a fundraiser car wash at the Presque Isle Fire Department on North Street Saturday, June 11 from noon-4 p.m. Donations will be accepted.
Naval graduateU.S. Navy Ensign Kyle R. Webber, son of Kevin and Annedreea Webber, and grandson of Sharon O’Brien and Carl Webber, of Mapleton, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. May 27 and was commissioned as an Officer in the U.S. Navy. Ens. Webber successfully completed four years of intensive academic, physical, and professional training, resulting in a bachelor of science degree with a major in aerospace engineering.
The mission of the United States Naval Academy is to develop midshipmen morally, mentally and physically for the privilege of serving as leaders of Sailors and Marines who have volunteered to serve our country. Following graduation, Ens. Webber has been assigned to Pensacola, Fla. where he will be training as a Naval Aviator.
Considered one of the top educational institutions in the country, the U.S. Naval Academy was founded in 1845 and has graduated more than 77,000 men and women as Naval and Marine Corps Officers. Its graduates include one president, 22 members of Congress, three governors, 27 Chiefs of Naval Operations, nine Commandants of the Marine Corps, 73 Medal of Honor recipients, two Nobel Prize awardees, and 52 Astronauts. The Brigade of Midshipmen is comprised of more than 4,000 students from all U.S. states, its territories, and 27 foreign countries.
Ens. Webber is a 2007 graduate of Seaford High School in Seaford, Del.
Castle Hill Grange Hall Preservation Society
The Castle Hill Grange Hall Preservation Society held its monthly meeting May 24. The Society would like to thank everyone who sold or purchased candy bars this winter. As always, this fundraiser was a great success. A special thank you to Christine and Cathy for their donations. The scrubbies sold quickly!
The 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, Maine 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!
The Society’s next meeting will be a cleaning meeting June 28th. Please consider helping get the hall ready for the busy Mapleton Daze weekend!
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.
Sympathies
Gwendolyn “Gwen” Velda Fletcher, of California, passed away May 22, 2011. Gwen was a member of Mapleton High School’s Class of 1958 and her sister, Dawne McGrath and her husband, Dan, live in Gardiner. Our sympathies go out to the family during this difficult time.
Father’s Day Breakfast
The Chapman Ridge Runners Snowmobile/ATV Club will be hosting a Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast Sunday, June 19. The breakfast will be held at the clubhouse on 94 Town Hall Road in West Chapman. The menu will include pancakes, muffins, bacon or sausage, eggs, toast, juice and coffee. The cost is $6 for adults and children over 12, $3 for children 6-11, and children under 6 eat free. Breakfast will be served from 7-11 a.m. Start the day off right by treating your dad or your hubby to a great meal! Proceeds will benefit the Club’s building fund. Call Sue Maynard at 764-1236 if you have any questions.
Baptist Park news
A challenge has been submitted to all by a Baptist Park supporter. For every $1 that is raised, this donor is willing to match it up to $7,000, and the board is willing to match another $1,100. How can you help us? Send your check to Baptist Park with the words “Matching Funds” on the memo line by June 26 — the first day of camp. Only donations specified “Matching Funds” will be matched. The donor was aware of many upcoming large roofing projects, but the donor did not want to specify how the funds were to be spent. The executive board made a decision to designate 25 percent to scholarships, 25 percent to operations, and 50 percent to buildings and grounds with a priority on roofing larger buildings. Please pray for God’s will in this campaign. God continues to shower His blessings on Baptist Park! All of us at Baptist Park extend a special thank you to the donor and his/her family, and all who participate in this campaign!
We are in need of a camp nurse/health supervisor for Lifting Off Week (ages 11-14). This position requires that we have an EMT, LPN, RN, PA, doctor or a person holding a Wilderness First Aid Certificate. If you are certified and available, please contact Annette Bartlett at 852-9836 or abartlett@tds.net. Also, Adrian is looking for individuals to teach classes at Baptist Park. If you are available even for one or two days, he’d love to talk with you. He can be reached at 647-3693
or by e-mail, rhjugglesh@yahoo.com. Please add the staff to your prayer list that God may begin preparing their hearts for the mission God has planned for them at Baptist Park this summer.
We need to make an addition to the camp brochure! Baptist Park is hosting its first cheerleading camp from June 26-July 1. Presque Isle High School Varsity Cheerleading Coach Jolene Kinney has agreed to lead this camp. The camp is open to cheerleaders entering grades 7-12. The cost for the camp is $225. Cheerleaders will be perfecting cheer motions, learning proper stunting techniques, improving their jumps, practicing gymnastics, and learning cheers and pep dances. Spread the word to any cheerleader you know.
If you or your church need more camp brochures, please send an e-mail to abartlett@tds.net. The schedule can also be viewed at our website, www.baptistpark.net.
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.
