Mapleton Daze Committee
announces events schedule
MAPLETON NEWS
by Jennifer Buzza
The Mapleton Daze Committee is pleased to release the schedule of activities for this year’s Mapleton Daze Weekend. This will be the 24th annual Mapleton Daze Weekend and it is being sponsored by the Mapleton Lions Club. There will be many activities throughout the weekend and more activities may be announced as the weekend approaches. Everyone is encouraged to come and have a fun weekend here in Mapleton. For more information, look at the Mapleton Daze Facebook page or contact Darcy McBay at the Mapleton Diner or by phone at 554-6350.
The Woodie Waddell Memorial Cribbage Tournament will be held Thursday, June 28 at 7 p.m. at the Mapleton Lions Hall. Please bring a board and cards. Doubles and singles are welcome.
Friday, June 29 is being called the Family and Friends Night. Festivities will begin at 5 p.m. at the Mapleton Elementary School parking lot. Registration for the Mapleton Daze Fun Run will be at 4:30 p.m. The Mapleton Lions Club will be hosting its annual chicken barbeque dinner for $8 per person. The Mapleton Methodist Women will be selling pie and coffee, the Mapleton Methodist Youth Group will be selling baked potatoes and fixings, the Mapleton Baptist Youth Group will be selling ice cream, the Presque Isle Youth Hockey will be selling hot dogs and snow cones, and a group from the University of Maine at Presque Isle will be selling lemonade. Wendell Hudson and Friends will provide musical entertainment and there will be a dunking booth, jumping castle and the Nickerson family will have pony rides for children. At 7 p.m. there will be an outdoor family movie and the fireworks display will be at 9 p.m., along with the drawings for the children’s’ bicycles.
Saturday, June 30 the Haystack Historical Society will be open for tours and will also have pie and ice cream on sale. The Mapleton Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday evening at 6 p.m. at the Elementary School.
Sunday, July 1 Pastor Nathan Gardiner will lead a Sunrise Service at the gazebo on Main Street at 7 a.m. The Mapleton Ladies Extension will be waitressing at the Mapleton Diner from 7-10 a.m. and the annual Jerry Dow and Merlyn Buck Memorial Walk will begin at 9 a.m., departing from the Mapleton Lions Hall.
The Mapleton Lions Club also sponsors the Maple Meadow Farm Festival and invites the public to attend the events and activities Saturday, June 30 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, July 1 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Birthdays
Birthday wishes this week go out to David Bernier, Sue Powers, Violet Gregg, Suzanne Morton, Stephanie Stephenson, Marilyn Brewer, Angela Boucher, Keith DeLong, Penny Robinson, Keith Doyen, Kendra Merrill, Ashley Stevens, Angelie Michaud, Ashley Christie, Danna Beaulieu, John Dougherty, Mike Clark, April Kenney, Allen Brown, Steve Garland, Matt Carney and Olivia Clair Keep.
Anniversaries
Happy anniversary this week to Kathy and Walter Scott, Carl and Andrea Ritchie and Taylor and Mandy Putnam on the 20th; Dan and Nancy Charette and Lee and Jackie Putnam on the 22nd, and Charles II and Anita Currier and Gedeon and Debbie Martin on the 23rd. Happy belated 57th anniversary to Lou and Louise Calabrese June 18.
Hoffses makes Dean’s List
Courtney Hoffses of Mapleton was named to the Dean’s List at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine for the spring semester.
To be eligible, a student must attain an average of 3.5 or better.
Girl Scouts hold outdoor ceremony
MAPLETON GIRL SCOUT TROOP 1133 recently spent a Saturday morning placing American flags at the headstones of local veterans at the community’s four cemeteries. 
As a thank you, the town surprised the troop by sending them a check for their hard work. However, after hearing about the financial need to replace aging poles and fraying flags, the troop decided to donate the funds back to the community for officials to make the necessary repairs. The check was returned to Town Treasurer (and Troop Mom) Tammy Getchell at the troop’s final awards ceremony June 14. Pictured are, front: Katelyn Amero. Middle row, from left: Alexis Getchell, Amanda Winslow, Delaney Alward, Sydney Robichaud and Madelyn Buzza. Back row: Bethany Baker, Leader Nancy Winslow, Getchell, Leader Laurie Amero, Jenna Mountain and Leader Jennifer Buzza. Absent when the photo was taken were troop members Alexus LaFerriere and Rebecca Rider.
Mapleton Girl Scout Troop 1133 marked the end of their fourth year with an outdoor awards ceremony at the gazebo on Main Street Thursday, June 14. Following the welcome from Leader Nancy Winslow, the troop honored Flag Day by opening with a formal flag ceremony. After the introduction of troop members present, the girls presented an “Old Glory” flag recipe that they had learned from former Mapleton Girl Scout Leader, Debbie Sawyer. Following, the girls took part in a brief ceremony, explaining the various parts of the Girl Scout World Trefoil pin, placing each part on a board for the audience to see. The girls concluded the first half of the ceremony by singing “Girl Scout Camp.”
Awards were then presented to each of the girls. Several Brownies earned the Snacks badge, Brownie Girl Scout Way badge, Celebrating Community badge, Brownies Give Back badge and the Brownie Safety Pin award. The Juniors earned the Junior Girl Scout Way badge, Flowers badge, and Savvy Shopper badge. As a troop, many of the girls earned patches for events and activities including touring Cook Florist, roller skating, participating in the Memorial Day parade, and the community service project placing American flags at the local cemeteries. The Brownies all received their second-year membership star and the Juniors all received their first-year membership star, all with a special 100th anniversary disc. All of the troop members and leaders were given a commemorative Girl Scout “100” trefoil pin, marking the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting.
Five of the troop members were awarded a special 100 years cookie patch, sponsored by the Girl Scout Council of Maine. In order to receive the patch, girls had to have sold at least 100 boxes of cookies during the 2011 cookie sale, and in addition, had to sell an additional 10 boxes of cookies beyond their 2011 total for this year’s sale. Receiving those patches were Bethany Baker, Madelyn Buzza, Jenna Mountain, Sydney Robichaud and Amanda Winslow.
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Buzza
MADELYN BUZZA, Mapleton Brownie Girl Scout, took on the challenge of earning the Girl Scouts of Maine Centennial Patch this year. 
This patch was created in celebration of the 100th year of Girl Scouting. In order to successfully earn the patch, Buzza had to complete 100 acts of community service. She and her family collected 100 school and dental supplies to donate to her church, Grant Memorial United Methodist Church in Presque Isle. The Missions Society at the church sent all of the donations collected by the congregation to children in Nicaragua. Pictured with Buzza are Pastor Ron and Sue Chaffee of the Grant Memorial United Methodist Church. This is Buzza’s fourth year as a member of Mapleton Troop 1133. She is the 9-year-old daughter of Aaron and Jennifer Buzza.
Madelyn Buzza earned the “Centennial Patch: 100 Deeds Well Done” by collecting 100 school supplies and dental supplies for her church, Grant Memorial United Methodist Church. The Missions Society sent all supplies collected to their church conference, which, in turn, sent them to needy children in Nicaragua. Debbie and Jenna Mountain were also recognized for earning the Family Star patch. Debbie received a certificate and Jenna received a silver star patch for her uniform.
Before bridging to Juniors, each of the Brownies had an opportunity to share their thoughts about the past two years spent as a Brownie Girl Scout. Some of the girls composed their own poems or stories and shared them with the audience. Then, each of the girls presented a parent with a flower as a token of appreciation for their support during their years as a Brownie.
One by one, the seven Brownies present walked across the outdoor bridge to greet Junior Katelyn Amero and receive their Junior pin from Laurie Amero. After Mrs. Amero read a poem, “My Scout Pin,” the girls concluded with singing, “Make New Friends.” Each of the newly bridged Juniors received a bag from the leaders with a Bridging Certificate, new Junior vest and all of the Junior uniform pieces. All of the troop members and leaders also received new troop uniform shirts.
Jennifer Buzza concluded the ceremony with a couple of special presentations. Shortly after the troop placed the American flags at all of the local cemeteries, the troop received a surprise check in the mail from the town. After the leaders discussed how to spend the funds received, it was decided to donate the check back to the town, with the stipulation that the money be spent on necessary repairs and upgrades desperately needed at the cemeteries. Town Treasurer (and Troop Mom) Tammy Getchell was present to receive the check and express her surprise and gratitude to the girls and leaders for the generous gesture.
The troop also recognized Jenna Mountain and her parents, Debbie and Dennis Mountain. They will be moving to Virginia this summer, so Jenna was presented with a framed photo collage of her years in Troop 1133, signed by all the girls and leaders. Her parents were presented with a gas card to assist with the long drive to Virginia.
The ceremony concluded with the girls and their families enjoying brownie a la modes!
Troop 1133 members include Brownies Delaney Alward, Bethany Baker, Madelyn Buzza, Alexis Getchell, Alexus LaFerriere, Jenna Mountain, Sydney Robichaud, Amanda Winslow and Juniors Katelyn Amero and Rebecca Rider. The troop is led by Jennifer Buzza, Nancy Winslow and Laurie Amero.
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.
