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There will be a special School Board meeting on Monday, Nov 26, at 7 p.m. at the Washburn District Elementary School.
Even though this is a School Board meeting, the public is urged to attend and inform the board members what their opinions are on the consolidation issue.
There will also be copies of the Petition to Repeal the Consolidation Law. There will be representatives from Washburn, Wade and Perham with the petitions for residents of all three towns to sign.
Court of Honor
Members and families of Troop 177 of Washburn met at the Lidstone Methodist Church for a potluck supper and Court of Honor on Nov. 4. Following a delicious meal, the following awards were presented. Merit badges went to: Stephen Kinney – First Aid, Keagan Page – First Aid and Family Life, Daniel Roy – Wood Carving, David Roy – Pioneering and Weather, and Andrew White – First Aid and Weather. Andrew White also received his Tenderfoot badge. David Roy was presented a Boy Scout Bear in recognition of being selected as Troop 177 Scout of the Year. David was selected due to his leadership growth and scout spirit. Adam Wilcox is the incoming senior patrol leader for 2008 and he gave an overview of the other officers selected for troop leadership as well as a few of his goals for the coming year. The boys will attend a junior leader training and program workshop at the Wilcox camp the weekend of Nov. 23-25. It was noted that Christmas trees will once again be sold by the troop and a bottle drive will be held on Nov. 17. If you have noticed the American flags along Main Street each holiday of the year, thank the scouts for a job well done. This is a service project to the town and will resume following the winter months.
Birthdays/anniversaries
Those celebrating birthdays this week include: Norma Baker, Andrea Powers, Adam Doody, Margaret Allen, Ida Boulier, Stephen Drost, Don Wilcox, Ron Wilcox, Carter Doak, Marlena Burchett, George Howe, Amanda Libby, Bob Dickinson, Mike Butler, Debbie LeClair, Dawn Rowbotham, Cheryl Cray, Lisa Austin, Patty Huston, Beverly Doughman, Noreen Bishop, Harold Whitney, Sandra Haines, Carrie Kapuscinski, Katie Kapuscinski, Al Whitten, Milton Haley, Dan Olson, Nathan Scott, Bill Flewelling and Josh Matowitz.
Special anniversary wishes go out to: Herman and Viola Paradis, Mike and Cheri DeJohn, Dale and Beverley Knowles, Dale and Beverley Knowles, and Ernest and Dee Bragg.
Events/reminders
TOPS will be meeting each Monday at the Washburn Trailrunners clubhouse, starting with weigh-in at 4:15 p.m. and the meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. For further information, contacts Birdena Cochran at 455-8353.
Bingo games are held at the Washburn Trailrunners Snowmobile clubhouse each Tuesday starting at 7 p.m.
The Washburn Town Office will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and the day after, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22 and 23. They will reopen on Monday, Nov. 26, at 7 a.m.
The Washburn Memorial Library will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 22, and Friday, Nov. 23, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Perham Town Office will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 22, to observe the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Middle School Book Group will meet at the Washburn Memorial Library on Monday, Nov. 26, at 5 p.m.
On Wednesday, Nov. 28, the Women, Work and Community group will be meeting at the library at 9 a.m.
The Perham Planning Board will be holding their meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. The next scheduled meeting will be on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at the Perham Town Hall.
Washburn still has several openings on boards including two positions for alternates on the Zoning Board of Appeals, one seat and two vacancies for alternates on the Planning Board and two vacancies for seats on the Library Board of Trustees. Interested volunteers are needed. Anyone interested is asked to contact Andrea Powers, town manager, at the Washburn Town Office or phoning 455-8485 with any questions concerning the positions and or the boards.
Rec Center schedule
Basketball practice for grades K-2 will be held on Tuesday nights from 6 to 6:45 p.m. and practice for grades 3 through 4 will be held on Thursday nights from 6 to 7 p.m. Both practices will be held at the elementary school gym. There will not be any basketball the week of Thanksgiving.
On Wednesday, Nov. 21, there will be a trip to the Melody Roller Rink in Caribou. The bus leaves the elementary school at 9 a.m. and will return at noon. The cost is $3.50 and an extra $2 fee for rollerblades.
On Monday, Nov. 26, there will be men’s basketball at the high school from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 30, there will be a movie at the Rec Center from 2:45 to 4:30 p.m. for grades K-4.
For further information on any Rec Center programs, contact Director Marcie Barbarula at 455-4959.
Fund-raising event
Don’t forget to pick up your order form for the E-9-1-1 numbers. Flyers are also available and describe the looks and sizes of the signs. Both flyers and order forms are available at each of the community town offices. This is a fund-raising effort from students in grade 8 at WDES (Class of 2012). The regulation signs are designed to satisfy the E-9-1-1 ordinance for all three communities of Perham, Wade and Washburn. The completed forms along with payments can be sent to WDES Attention: Mrs. Churchill, 33 School Street, Washburn, ME 04786. What better gift than safety can be given to a family or loved one, and any orders received by Wednesday, Nov. 28, will be ready for Christmas.
Students share ‘giving basket’
Teacher Christine Skinner helped students deliver the goodies to Town Manager Andrea Powers and Anne Carter who organizes the two annual holiday giving baskets from the town to area residents.
The giving basket is at the classroom of both a.m. and p.m. kindergartens. During a week-long drive, students and staff donated canned goods for delivery to the Town Office. This is a longtime tradition at Washburn and the children enjoy taking part in the annual event that benefits others in the community.
Historical Society to meet
The Salmon Brook Historical Society will be holding their quarterly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Washburn Civic Center. Please note the supper will begin at an earlier time, with the buffet line starting at 6 p.m. Please bring a main dish or dessert and your place setting. All are welcome, so bring your friends and neighbors.
The business meeting will follow the supper and a monetary collection will be taken for Washburn’s needy families, enabling the town to help provide them a better Christmas.
Rotary ‘wheels’
The Washburn Rotary is currently selling 2008 Faces and Places calendars featuring photos of various Washburn area groups, including: Boy and Girl Scouts, American Legion, Washburn Rotary, ATV and snowmobile clubs, Historical Society, women’s groups, youth recreation, municipal offices and the fire department. The cost is a very reasonable $10 for a cover photo and 12 photo collages depicting Washburn, Wade and Perham at their best.
The calendars are available from any Rotarian, ask for them at White’s Exxon, Katahdin Trust or phone 455-8034. The Washburn Rotary puts all its proceeds from fund-raisers like this back into the community for all to benefit. Please support them in their efforts.
There will be no Rotary meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 21, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The District governor for Rotary International will be speaking to the Washburn Rotary on Wednesday, Nov. 28. The director of business sales for Maine at Fairpoint Communications will be giving a presentation at the Dec. 5 Rotary meeting, starting at 6 p.m. The public is welcome to attend.
Special birthday
Bea McBrearity Burout recently celebrated her 90th birthday with friends and family at her home in Perham where she lives with her daughter, Birdena Cochran. There were 28 present to enjoy a special visit with Bea, and she received many special wishes and gifts from all.
She was presented with some special flowers and a handmade corsage of wildflowers from Viola Helstrom, and one gift was a $1 dollar bill for every year old she was. Bea sported a ‘fistful’ of bills and also was delighted at another gift, one she had hinted for! Her two daughters chipped in together and got her a treadmill, which she uses faithfully twice each day.
The guests enjoyed a light buffet style luncheon which also included cake and ice cream, along with punch and coffee. Her birthday cake featured a recent photo of Bea sporting a hand-knit sweater she had made.
Her son Reginald was unable to attend as he and his wife Sandi were expecting their third child at any time. It was lucky he stayed home, as their son Benjamin was born within hours of the party in Perham. He phoned Bea with best wishes and sent his mother a Kitchen Aid appliance, as the family doesn’t intend for their mom to “get lazy.” She still knits and crotchets, and now they’re hoping she’ll do some great home cooking in style with this new appliance.
Bea has three children, Birdena McBreairty Cochran of Perham, Reginald McBreairty of Indiana and Beverly McBreairty Brady of Palmyra, Maine. She has 21 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and many more great-great-grandchildren.
She enjoyed a special visit with her brother-in-law, Jim McBreairty, who gave her a special brooch which belonged to his late wife, Doris. The gift was very much appreciated by Bea. She will likely pass this family heirloom on to one of her daughters. Special thanks went out to Linda Seward for all her efforts at saving the special birthday event in photographs.
Christie Cochran is the correspondent for Washburn, Wade and Perham. She can be reached at 455-8034 or gramchristie@yahoo.com.
Photo courtesy of Christie Cochran
Members and families of Troop 177 of Washburn met at the Lidstone Methodist Church for a potluck supper and Court of Honor on Nov. 4.
Photo courtesy of Christie Cochran
Washburn kindergarten students recently put together ‘giving baskets’ for distribution to families in the community this holiday season. Pictured are students of the morning kindergarten class at Washburn Elementary School. Pictured with the children are teacher Christine Skinner, Town Manager Andrea Powers and event organizer Anne Carter.
Photo courtesy of Christie Cochran
STUDENTS in the afternoon kindergarten class recently gathered items to include in a ‘giving basket’ that will be given to a local family for the holidays. Pictured with the Washburn Elementary School children are teacher Christine Skinner, Town Manager Andrea Powers and event organizer Anne Carter.
Photo courtesy of Christie Cochran
Bea McBrearity Burout celebrated her 90th birthday with friends and family at her home in Perham recently.
