Mapleton Daze to kick off Friday
MAPLETON NEWS
by Jennifer Buzza
As many of you know, the Mapleton Daze Committee has decided to return the annual weekend’s events to the downtown area. On Friday, June 24, the Mapleton Lion’s Club will open the weekend with their traditional chicken barbeque from 5-7 p.m. outside the Lion’s Hall. New to the schedule for Friday will be an arm wrestling tournament at the Gazebo starting at 7 p.m. Bert Winslow will be the emcee for the event which is sure to be entertaining! The fireworks are scheduled for Friday night at 9 p.m.
One of the new main events for the weekend is the “Ebb Lovley Memorial Music Festival.” This will be kicked off on Friday evening at 5 p.m. with several different musical and comedy acts right up until the fireworks. Following the fireworks display, the band “Wally and the Virginians” will play until midnight. The festival will continue Saturday, June 25 with Fireman Fred’s karaoke, the Baptist Park Worship Team and many more local acts up until the 2 p.m. parade. Music will continue after the parade with the band “Ivory and Steel,” Donna Nelson and Friends and Northern Maine Legend Todd Corey. Randy Michaud will close out the night with more great country music. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy!
Saturday’s events will begin with the Chapman Ridge Runners’ Gloria McPherson Memorial Breakfast at the Lion’s Hall from 6:30-10 a.m.
On Saturday, the public is encouraged to park at the Mapleton Elementary School and catch a ride on the Putnam’s horse-drawn wagon to the activities downtown. A two-mile road race will be held Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Children can enjoy pony rides and games including jumping castles, the giant haystack toy hunt, a juggler, watermelon and hula hoop contests, bike raffles and more! For the adults, there will be a new cooking contest featuring any recipe containing maple syrup or flavoring. Entries for the contest are due at the Lion’s Hall at noon Saturday, with judging to take place at 1 p.m. A $25 cash prize will be awarded for the winning entry.
This year the parade will be held at 2 p.m. Line up will be on the Dudley Road. Anyone wishing to place an entry in the annual parade is asked to contact parade organizers Randy and Lisa Michaud by phone at 764-3866 or by e-mailing lmichaud41@hotmail.com.
A bike parade for children will start at the Pool Road and will lead the parade through town. Bike parade participants are asked to meet at the end of the Pool Road by 1:45 p.m. Prizes will be awarded.
The Presque Isle High School Class of 2013 will be hosting a baked bean supper at the Lion’s Hall Saturday evening from 5-6:30 p.m. The Mapleton Alumni banquet will be held that same evening at the Mapleton Elementary School at 6:30 p.m., by reservation only.
Sunday morning will begin with a Sunrise Service with Nathan Gardiner and Friends at the Gazebo. This will be followed by breakfast at the Mapleton Diner available until 10:30 a.m. Members of the Presque Isle High School FFA will serve as the wait staff.
At 9 a.m. the Jerry Dow and Merlyn Buck Memorial Walk will leave from the Lion’s Hall and the Mapleton ATV Club will sponsor a poker run at 10 a.m. Registration will be held at the Gazebo.
For those that are on Facebook, please check the Mapleton Daze page for updates and more information. Printed brochures are available in Mapleton at The Pizza House, Mapleton Town Office, Tenney’s, Mapleton Diner and in Presque Isle at Buck’s Market, Steaks ‘n Stuff and Star City IGA.
The Mapleton Daze Committee will be sponsoring a three-on-three basketball tournament Saturday, June 25 at 10 a.m. Teams can sign up at the T-shirt table in front of the Lion’s Hall Friday evening or Saturday morning before 10 a.m. There is a $3 entry fee per team.
Do you have a vehicle that is stored inside and you only take it out for “special” occasions? Does it take up precious space in your garage, leaving you to park your commuter vehicle outside? If you have a vehicle like that, then this is the perfect opportunity to drive that car or truck to a public event, show it off and let others appreciate it, too!
Jim’s Automotive and Classic Appraisals will be sponsoring a non-competitive classic car show Saturday, June 25 across from the Lion’s Hall in downtown Mapleton from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Car and truck owners are encouraged to bring their prized vehicles and park them to allow others to enjoy them, as well! After the show, owners are invited to join the annual Mapleton Daze parade that will run from the Dudley Road to the Elementary School.
Please contact Jim Burrill at 762-5131 for more information and to register.
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.
Birthday wishes this week go out to Suzanne Morton, Stephanie Stephenson, Angela Boucher, Keith DeLong, Penny Robinson, Keith Doyen, Kendra Merrill, Ashley Stevens, Angelie Gwen Michaud, Ashley Christie, Danna Beaulieu, John Dougherty, Mike Clark, April Kenney, Allen Brown, Steve Garland, Matt Carney, Olivia Clair Keep, Samantha Buck, Chris Putnam, Julie-Ane Brown and Trisha House.
Happy anniversary wishes this week to Dan and Nancy Charette and Lee and Jackie Putnam on the 22nd, Charles II and Anita Currier and Gedeon and Debbie Martin on the 23rd, Mike and Betty Ireland on the 27th, and Jason and Trisha House, Chris and Lynne Tenney and Steve and Carol Kennedy, all on the 28th.
Mapleton Brownie Girl Scout Troop 1133 ended the 2010-11 Scouting year with an awards and bridging ceremony June 17. Scouts and their families gathered at the covered picnic area near the gazebo on Main Street Friday evening. The two second-year Brownies, Katelyn Amero and Rebecca Rider, helped plan the ceremony as one of their requirements to bridge to Juniors, their next level of Scouting.
After the Scouts were introduced by Amero and Rider, they all recited the Girl Scout Promise and saluted the American flag. Rider led the girls in the song of her choosing, “Alice Camel,” then read her self-composed poem about being a Girl Scout. In her rhyming poem, she stated, “A Girl Scout is a girl that shares, a Girl Scout is a girl that cares.”
Awards earned by the girls from March through early June were presented by leaders Jennifer Buzza and Nancy Winslow. The girls had worked very hard since March to earn a total of 80 Brownie Try-Its. Scout Jenna Mountain and her mother, Debbie Olah, were honored with Girl Scout Council of Maine’s Family Star patch. Jenna’s parents were thanked for their many donations of pizza to the troop during various activities throughout the year. Jenna’s father, Dennis Mountain, accepted the award in Debbie’s absence.
Following the awards ceremony, Katelyn Amero read her self-composed poem about being a Girl Scout. In her poem, she stated, “When you look at every Girl Scout’s face, know that each of us help to make the world a better place.” She then led her fellow troop members in her song choice, “The Littlest Worm.”
Before the bridging ceremony began, the leaders presented each of the girls with a “Girl Scout” hat for all their hard work and dedication to the troop during the course of the year. All the leaders took part in the bridging ceremony, including Laurie Amero, who will be the Junior Leader in the fall. Katelyn and Rebecca each took an opportunity to share what they enjoyed most about being a Brownie before the entire troop sang “The Brownie Smile Song” one last time together as Brownies.
The bridging Brownies were presented with their Brownie wings by Mrs. Amero before all three walked across the bridge at the picnic area, symbolizing “bridging” from one level of Scouting to the next. On the other side of the bridge, Mrs. Amero pinned each new Junior with her Girl Scout pin. When the three returned to the ceremony, a poem titled “My Scout Pin” was read by leader Jennifer Buzza, and then the entire troop sang the final song, “Make New Friends.”
Bridging Brownies Katelyn Amero and Rebecca Rider gave flower bouquets to their mothers, Laurie Amero and Angela Rider, thanking them for their dedication to the troop and supporting them through their years in Girl Scouting. Leader Nancy Winslow presented each of the girls with a commemorative DVD of pictures from all the activities and meetings the troop took part in during the year.
Family and friends were invited to enjoy brownie ice cream sundaes at the conclusion of the ceremony.
Among the patches and Brownie Try-It’s the girls earned as a troop since March included cookie participation patch and number bars, roller skating, Historically Speaking USA, Memorial Day parade, Community Service, Brownie Membership Stars and Try-Its for Numbers and Shapes, Wave the Flag, People Are Talking, Caring and Sharing, Puppets, Plays and Dolls, and My Body. Thirty of the Try-Its were earned by several troop members at home.
Brownie Troop 1133 members are Delaney Alward, Katelyn Amero, Bethany Baker, Madelyn Buzza, Alexis Getchell, Alexus LaFerriere, Jenna Mountain, Rebecca Rider, Sydney Robichaud and Amanda Winslow. The Brownie Troop is led by Jennifer Buzza and Nancy Winslow.
The Mapleton Methodist Church will be hosting its monthly luncheon Friday, July 1 at 11:30 a.m. at the church. All are invited to attend.
The Castle Hill Grange Hall Preservation Society is still looking for recipes. They would like to have their cookbooks ready for this Christmas. 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!
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.
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.
