Carnival Day
The annual Carnival Day will be held at the Healing Hearts Ranch on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Located on the East Ridge Road, this event is a fun time for all, with games, food and a chance to get close to the animals on the ranch.
Founded in 2004 as an outreach program through the non-profit Northern Lighthouse, the ranch serves special needs children and adults from central Aroostook County that respond to the chance to help and interact with the animals on the ranch. Currently there are goats, chickens, miniature horses and sheep on the ranch.
The Carnival Day was started a couple of years ago as a fund-raiser for the ranch. With the help of many volunteers, the day is a fun time for all. One of the highlights of the day is the dunking booth. This year some of the ‘dunking targets’ will include Trooper Brian Harris, Detective John Cote and local assistant coach Erick Martinez. If you want your chance to drop one of these fine men into the drink, be at the ranch on Saturday!
CAHS Adult Ed
The fall semester of SAD 42 Adult Education classes will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 14, and run through Thursday, Dec. 4. All classes begin at 6:00 PM unless specified. All classes will be held at Central Aroostook High School.
Classes include:
• Windows XP – Monday and Thursday with Instructor Kathy Craig;
• Quilting – Monday and Thursday with Instructor Patsy Glidden;
• Primitive Stitchery – Tuesday with Instructor Wendy Grass;
• Crafts and More – Thursday with Instructor Susan Watson;
• Woodworking – Thursday with Instructor Blair McCartney;
• Jump Start Aerobics – Monday from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. with Instructor Marilyn Burtt; and
• Welding – Tuesday with Instructor John York.
A registration fee of $15 will be charged for each class and pre-registration is required. Senior citizens 60 years of age and older will be admitted free of charge. For more information, or to register for a class, please call Kathy at the Superintendent’s Office at 425-3771. Some classes are limited in space.
Books donated
The family of Hants White has donated several copies of “Potatoes Without Gravy” to Jennifer Morin, instructor at CAHS, for use in her agriculture class. The book was written a number of years ago by Mr. White in response to a NYC newspaper article that asserted that all Aroostook County farmers were rich and living a lavish lifestyle, while at the same time crying poverty and getting large government support payments. Mr. White wrote the book that told the “real” story of farming in Aroostook County.
Mr. White’s family has also donated a copy of each of Mr. White’s other books to Ms. Morin for use in her curriculum.
Senior citizens
The Mars Hill, Blaine and Westfield Senior Citizens met on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 11:30 at the Mars Hill Snowmobile Club for a potluck dinner. There were 16 members and two guests present. Following the opening, President Gwen McEntee welcomed the Presque Isle Senior Club President Donald Devoe, Sr. and his wife, Donna, as special guests.
The Mars Hill club will be joining other area senior groups for a Northern Maine Council on Aging meeting in Presque Isle this week.
The secretary’s and treasurer’s reports were read and accepted. The club recognized members that celebrate their birthdays in September, with special anniversary greetings to Don and Liz Cadrette.
The club meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at the Mars Hill Snowmobile Club. The next meeting will be on Sept. 17.
Club officers are: President McEntee, Vice President and Chaplain Patsy Delong, Secretary Arlene Wiggins and Treasurer Bob Craig.
Golden Age Club
The Golden Age Club met on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 11 a.m. at the Bridgewater Civic Center for a potluck dinner. There were 11 members present.
The group enjoyed a visit recently to the Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum in Littleton.
The group will hold a tag and bake sale on Friday, Sept. 19, and Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Civic Center. There will also be a diamond necklace and a blanket raffled off.
The club meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Civic Center. The next meeting will be on Sept. 23.
Rotary Club
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met at the Aroostook Health Center on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 6:30 a.m. The special speaker was Skip Babineau, coordinator with the Northern Resources Conservation Service. He spoke about the Prestile Stream Watershed. Originating at the Cristina Reservoir in Easton, the Prestile runs for 22.3 miles, has a drainage area of 133,000 acres and has an elevation drop of 330 feet.
A very diverse group of individuals makes up the Steering Committee that has identified several high priority, medium priority and low priority issues that need to be addressed in order to attain their goal of making the Prestile meet the state’s water quality assessment as a Class A waterway.
For more information, you can contact Skip at 734-4126, ext. 5, or via e-mail at skip.babineau@me.usda.gov.
Bridgewater Creative Crafting
On the first and third Thursdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Civic Community Center in Bridgewater, crafters are encouraged to join together to work on various projects. Bring your own supplies and projects as you share your knowledge of various crafts. Work together or individually with quilting, knitting, sewing, embroidery, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc. Everyone is welcome! For more information, please contact Chris Finemore at 425-6606 or Melody Goff at 420-4002. Come relax and enjoy yourself as you socialize with other crafters.
Bridgewater Historical Association
Until the weather changes, the Thursday Night Music Night will continue with the sounds of Outside In. Music begins at 6 p.m. and goes until 9 p.m. Be sure to bring your dancing shoes!
A Game Night will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, beginning at 7 p.m. Bring a game to play and join in for a night of fun. Snack food will be available at the hall.
A Music Potluck will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27. Supper starts at 4:30 p.m. with music starting at 6 p.m.
October events planned include a Harvest Potluck Supper and Game Night on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 5 p.m. Bring your favorite game and a dish to share.
An Adult Halloween Party is planned for Saturday, Oct. 25, from 8 – 11 p.m. There will be door prizes, a 50/50 and a costume contest. A fee of $5 gets you into the party. There will be snacks and finger foods for partygoers to enjoy.
The BHA would like to extend their thanks to all their contributors and supporters. All the help is greatly appreciated.
To contact the BHA, their mailing address is P. O. Box 341, Bridgewater, ME 04735. The president is Denis Gagne 429-8290, secretary is Jann Votaw 425-7901.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater and Westfield. She can be reached at 429-9126 or e-mail tomihen@yahoo.com.
