The Mapleton Lions Club will be hosting a benefit spaghetti supper and silent auction for Mapleton resident Heidi Graham, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. The benefit will take place Saturday, July 9 from 4:30-8 p.m. at the Lions Hall in Mapleton. The menu for the evening will include spaghetti, salad, roll, dessert and beverage. Take out is also being offered. Donations will also be accepted at the door. For more information, contact Sandy Gauvin at 764-0876 or Jack Foster at 498-6431. Donations can also be mailed to Ray Gauvin, 749 Pulcifur Road, Mapleton, Maine 04757.
Birthdays
Birthday wishes this week go out to Lloyd Dumais, Jennifer Buck, Mackenzie Carney, Neve Laura Guerrette, Charlene Buzza, Amber Getchell, Todd Newlands, Karson Wilcox, Abigail Ireland, Ellrey Libby, Michael S. Buck, Melissa Wilcox, Emily White, Jessica Argraves, Paige McHatten, Meagan E. Smith, Sid Smith, Laura Boykin, Debbie Sawyer, Jake Edgecomb, Haydan Renee Keep, Marla Longley and Donna Garland.
Anniversaries
Happy anniversary wishes this week to Reno and Angela Boucher on the 6th, Joe and Kristi Greaves, Kevin and LeRae Kinney and Keith and Valerie DeLong on the 7th; Keith and Beth Doyen on the 10th, Benoit and Marcella Michaud on the 11th, and Isaac and Kristina Braley and Mike and Andrea Perkins on the 12th.
Thank you!
The Mapleton Daze Committee would like to extend its gratitude to the individuals and businesses who contributed to a successful festival weekend.
MEMBERS OF MAPLETON’S CLASS OF 1961 donned ponchos and braved the wet weather to participate in the Mapleton Daze parade. The group received third-place honors during the awards ceremony.
Volunteers included members of the Mapleton Lions Club, Pam McEachern for organizing and running the cribbage tournament, Bert Winslow, Chad and Charlie Putnam, the Nickerson family, Adrian Hagerstrom, Danny Breton, Nathan Gardiner, and members of the Mapleton ATV Club. Thank you to all the volunteers and the Mapleton Queens: Kelsey Buck, Hannah Stoutamyer, Emma Langille, Sarah Craig and Madelyn Buzza, who helped during the cold, rainy weekend.
ZOE KINNEY, left, and Presley Rideout, both of Presque Isle, share an umbrella as they enjoy musical performances during Mapleton Daze’s Ebb Lovely Memorial Music Festival. In spite of the wet conditions, several people hung around to listen to local talent.
The Mapleton Daze Committee will be having a wrap-up meeting in July, and when they start back in August, they will be electing new officers. Watch this column for more information regarding the August meeting — new members are welcome!
Photo courtesy of Jennifer BuzzaTHE BAPTIST PARK WORSHIP TEAM entertained the audience during the Mapleton Daze weekend. Singing were, from left: Dan Jackson, Isaac Ashby, Kristen Ackerson and Nate Ackerson.
Contributed photoA GROUP OF LADIES, led by Sherida Griffin, wore costumes during their Friday night performance of Neil Sedaka’s song, “Calendar Girls,” at the Mapleton Daze weekend. Participating were, from left, front row: Griffin, Trudie Buck, Shirley Britton, Grenda Stephenson, Sharon O’Brien, Carmen Dickinson and Annette Roope. Back row: Julie Roope, Marie Embelton, Mary Anne Buck, Launa Greenier, Audrey Christie and Carole Soucy.
Photo courtesy of Jennifer BuzzaMEG CASAVANT of Mapleton shows her excellent balance during the hula hoop competition at the Mapleton Daze events.
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Buzza
Squapan Outing Club news
The Squapan Outing Club will be holding its annual meeting Sunday, July 10 at 10 a.m. at Dave and Phyllis McIntyre’s camp on the Seven Islands Road. All camp owners are encouraged to attend, as various club issues will be discussed. Anyone interested in running for a position on the board of directors is asked to contact Aaron Buzza to have their name included on the voting ballot.
Summer dance camp
Sarah Lowry will be returning this summer to offer “Miss Sarah’s Dance Camp.” Classes will be held at the Mapleton Lion’s Hall beginning the week of July 11 and continuing for four weeks through the first week of August. Miss Sarah’s Dance Camp offers classes in ballet and jazz dancing, along with a special boys’ hip-hop class. Miss Sarah will also be offering a “Mommy and Me” tap class from 6-8 p.m. Sunday evenings. Classes will take place on Monday and Tuesday afternoons from 1-5 p.m. Dancers in kindergarten through fifth grade will dance from 1-3 p.m. and sixth- through 12-graders will dance from 3-5 p.m. The boys’ hip-hop class will take place directly after the girls’ classes.
Lowry is currently studying dance performance and choreography at Hope College in Holland, Mich., one of four liberal arts colleges fully accredited in all four fine arts. She has held several principal roles in productions including “The Nutcracker,” “Gaite Parisienne” and “Peter and the Wolf.” She has been named director of the upcoming production of “The Nutcracker” at Hope College this winter. Lowry has recently been accepted in to StrikeTime Dance Co., an educational company which travels to elementary schools putting on productions that teach students about the different styles and elements of dance. “Last year was the best first year I could have asked for,” says Lowry of her dance camp. “I’m so excited to teach again, welcoming new faces and greeting returning campers. It’s going to be a fun camp, full of learning, new friends, and most of all, dancing!”
To sign up your child, contact Miss Sarah at 207-415-1613 or by e-mailing mssarahsdancecamp@gmail.com.
Recipes still needed
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.
