TOPS #ME 233
By Lois Downing
Take Off Pounds Sensibly, Chapter 233 of Houlton, met at the Aldergate building on High Street for its Friday, September 26 meeting. Twelve ladies were signed in with another six for KOPS (Keep Off Pounds Sensibly).
Joyce Estey was present and conducted the meeting. We were happy to welcome Wendy Henderson as a prospective member. Charlotte Marley had charge of the drawings in the absence of Denise Kinney. Here are the winners: 50/50 Lois Downing; skinny dish, Donna Parent and mystery gift, Brenda Lacostic. Joan Scott gave the weight recorder’s figures: loser of the week, Elinor Harvey with runner-up Joyce Estey.
Barbara Grant led us in a few minutes of exercises, some were standing, some sitting. Joyce reminded the ladies of the fall rally at the Brewer Auditorium October 4, next Saturday. Joyce then told us about a meeting she attended at Houlton Regional Hospital on food safety. Some of the facts on food are: don’t count on your sense of smell, taste and sight to tell if a food is safe; it can take half-an-hour to six weeks to become sick from unsafe foods (usually one feels okay after eating and becomes sick later) you can also experience the following from a foodborne illness vomiting, fever, diarrhea, dehydration; some people have a greater risk for foodborne illnesses. Four steps are recommended for food safety: wash hands and surfaces often; don’t cross-contaminate; cook to proper temperatures and chill and refrigerate promptly. Remember: when in doubt, throw it out!
The next meeting will be October 3 at the same location. If you would like more information on the chapter, you may call Charlotte Marley at 757-8483 or Betty Ivey.
Weigh-in time is at 8:-8:45 every Friday with the meeting beginning at 9 and usually ending at 10 o’clock. Everyone is welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Devin Slauenwhite of Salt Lake City, Utah, have returned home after spending time with Devin’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Slauenwhite, his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Slauenwhite and Chelsey, their cousins Miss Wanetta Townsend and Mr. and Mrs. Crane. They also visited with other family and friends.
Tonie Marie and Danny Guloe of Hodgdon spent some time recently with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Gilloty.
Many friends have been visiting with Mrs. Bunny Stewart in Smyrna Mills.
A lot of family and friends were here to attend the funeral for Mrs. Pearl Botting at the Bethel Pentecostal Church in Oakfield.
Several people in the surrounding area were in Sherman to attend Sherman Old Home week over Labor Day Weekend.
On Monday, September 8, the Dyer Brook Christmas Club held its meeting with a potluck lunch at the home of Mrs. Sandi Wyman. The plate prize was won by Miss Nancy Flower. Other attendees were Miss Marie Gilloty, Mrs. Sis McLaughlin and Miss Wannetta Townsend.
Mrs. Myrna Sprague has returned home after spending a month with her sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Robert Price in Spring City, Penn. While there she attended the funeral for her brother Calvin Beals in North Carolina and she also visited with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jason Sprague also in North Carolina.
On Tuesday, September 9, Mrs. Marie Gilloty, Mrs. Sandi Wyman and Miss Wannetta Townsend along with other Purple Hat Society ladies attended a barbecue at the Smoki Hauler Snow Club in Oakfield.
Island Falls news
Mrs. Mary Lou Pomeroy and daughter, Jane Foster arrived from Caribou the other day for a visit with me and Jane also paid a visit to Patten. The weather was lovely so Mary Lou and I took a ride around to look at what fall foliage there is and also a quick look at the renovation going on at the former Milliken Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs Nickie Varney, with son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Varney and their children, Cody and Abby spent the past weekend at the Varney camp on Mattawamkeag Lake. While here they got one side of the camp repainted while the children enjoyed the warm weather and being at the camp.
Gary Webb has returned home to South Carolina after spending two weeks here at the Webb cottage on Pleasant Pond. While here he was joined by his son, Matthew, who only stayed about a week, and has also returned home.
While out pruning some shrubs in my backyard recently, I was really bothered by, of all things, mosquitoes. You would think that the recent frosts that we have had would put an end to them. Probably by the first snowfall they will be gone.
Still have the black cat around but don’t see it often. Food disappears, though, so it can’t be far away.
Checked on skunk holes while out pruning but only found three or four. Maybe they have gone into hibernation for the winter. And the deer are coming out more often now. Had two lambs and their mothers the other night and those little ones sure like to play. Spent 20 minutes just watching them running around, leaping and jumping. The mothers joined in some but were more interested in grazing. And early in the morning, just as it is getting light, two does are usually out there busily eating but assume the lambs are still sleeping.
Jenesa Charles Ingraham arrived at 6:40 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, weighing 8 pound,s 7 ounces and was 20 and three-quarters inches long, with blue eyes and light brown hair. The proud parents are Barry and Jana Ingraham of Washburn, and she is welcomed to the family by her helpful sisters, Jenica Ray, Jayden Grace and Sierra Jane.
Her maternal grandparents are Raymond and Ardis Humphrey of Washburn, Uncle Dan and Aunt Jody Morin of Grand Isle, Uncle Joel Humphrey and Uncle Jere Humphrey as well as cousins Kaleb, Reece and Derrick.
The paternal grandparents are Charles and Linda Ingraham of Cary Plantation, paternal great-grandmothers Margaret Ingraham and Bessie Wright of Houlton, Uncle Brian Ingraham of Carmel, Uncle Bryan and Stacey Bubar and cousins Tayler, Gage and Delaney of Littleton. She is also the great-granddaughter of the late Maurice and Esther Bugbee and Nellie Humphrey, Clayton Putnam and Theodore Ingraham.
A baby shower was given on July 12 and the guests were asked to guess a date, weight and height for the expected baby. Those winning prizes were Linda Brown and Jayden Harris for guessing the closest date, and Ann Knight won a prize for guessing the weight, missing by only one ounce and the height missing by only one quarter of an inch.
Jenesa was presented with her welcome cake by her Grammie Ardis Humphrey which was shared by family and friends.
