Perham Ladies plan for Holiday Chowderfest
WASHBURN NEWS
by Tomi Henderson
The Perham Ladies will be hosting a Holiday Chowderfest on Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Perham Town Office located at 206 High Meadow Road from 5 to 7 p.m. The menu consists of a variety of chowders, soups, rolls and brownie, with coffee, tea or juice as your choice of beverage.
Take-out will be available. The cost of supper is adults $5, children 3-12 years $3, children under 3 eat for free. Family rate is $20,whichever is less. All proceeds from this event will go for the benefit of Perham families.
An added feature to this fundraiser is the pie contest. There are two categories for the pie contest: the first is for the 16 years and under crowd, the second 17 years old and up. Two prizes will be awarded for each group with an additional prize for the most original overall. The judges will be casting their votes based on: best tasting and best appearance from each of the two categories; and the most original prize will be an entry from amongst all the pies entered. The pie contest judging will take place before the Chowderfest, with entries to be brought to the Town Office upper level between 4-4:45 p.m. There are three local pie lovers who have volunteered for the difficult task of judging and the Perham Ladies appreciate their contribution to the event.
It shouldn’t be a problem to let it leak out that one of the very knowledgeable judges is Washburn School Principal Ricky Bragg. Organizers are hoping to see a lot of entries as they know the region is chock full of wonderful bakers. The contest is open to anyone, just make sure your entry is clearly marked with name and contact information. All entries, after judging, will be considered donations to the fundraiser and sold by the slice. Thank you in advance to all contestants.
There will be a door prize, so please be sure to get your ticket when you pay for your meal. The Perham Ladies would like to thank everyone in the community for all the support received for their events over the years. Please know that your attendance and participation on Dec. 10 will help make a difference for some local families this winter. God bless us one and all. For more information, call Debra Viola at 498-3433.
Project Graduation
Washburn Project Grad 2012 is taking donations at the bottle redemption center in Washburn for this school year. Just let them know that you want to donate your bottles. Thank you to anyone that has given to us in the past. It is greatly appreciated.
Sesquicentennial book
The Washburn history book entitled “150 Years of Memories” is still available at the Washburn Town Office Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon or at the Washburn Memorial Library during normal operating hours. You may also order your books through Londa Brown at libbrown@msad45.net or e-mail ldcole1@roadrunner.com or gramchristie@yahoo.com. You may also phone Christie Cochran at 455-8043 or 551-6979 and leave a message.
The cost of the book is $20 with an additional $5 fee for mailing. All proceeds from the book will go towards the Washburn Mill Pond Project.
Birthdays
Those celebrating birthdays from Dec. 7-13 include: Anthony Henderson, Amber Griffin, Burt Tilley, Crystal Drost, Wendy Carson, Bradley Turner, Olivia Goodine, Josh Corey, Kyli Farley, Ronnette Bragg, Taylor Wilson, Wyatt Condon, Tammy Mills, Rachel Driscoll, Robbie Kapuscinski, Harry Johnson, Dale Knowles, Sebastian Viola, JoAnne Hewitt, Bobbi Jo Pritchard, Nola Amero, Keegan Robbins, Chad Tuttle, Wyatt Carson, James Goodine, Robert Kennedy and Christopher King.
Celebrating good things
On Monday, Nov. 21, the entire K-8 student body gathered together to celebrate Good Attendance, Good Grades and Good Character for the first quarter. All eligible students’ names were entered into a drawing for each category. Principal Ricky Bragg explained the criteria for each category and then began by asking 8th grader Joshua Reed to assist him in drawing names to receive a reward.
Recipients of a $5 McDonald’s gift certificate for Good Grades were: Noah White, Brandon Conroy, Trinity Bartlett and Tal McCoy. Recipients of a Gentile Hall day pass for Good Attendance were: Caleb Thompson, Makayla Shackett, Quintin Thompson and Piper Campbell. Recipients of a $5 Walmart gift card for Good Character were: Laina Mette, Katie Easler, Raegan Whipkey, Haley Johnston and Cheyenne Farley.
Congratulations to all of the winners!
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Perham, Wade and Washburn. She can be reached at 429-9126 or e-mail tomihen@yahoo.com.
