Events/reminders
The Washburn Rotary will be holding their annual Hunter’s Breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 4:30 to 8:30 a.m. There will be the usual full menu and breakfast will be served at the Washburn Civic Center fire bays. See any Rotarian for your ticket, or they will also be available at the door at a cost of $7 for adults and $5 for those ages 12 and under.
The morning event will also include a raffle drawing for a Remington 770 or 100 gallons of fuel oil donated by Perham Oil. Tickets are $2 each or three for $5 and are available at White’s Service, the Washburn Food Mart or from any Rotarian. There will also be fund-raising Washburn Rotary calendars available for purchase.
Pines Health Services provider Ann Gahagan will be holding a special program entitled “It’s All About Women” at the Washburn Civic Center on Wednesday, Oct. 29, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. This program will include important information on the unique health needs of women and valuable information of women’s wellness.
The Friendly Co-op order week will be held from Monday, Oct. 27, through Friday, Oct. 31. The delivery and pick-up date has been scheduled for Friday, Nov. 7. Those wishing to join may phone Brenda McCoy at 455-8421 or e-mail her at bunny@ainop.com. The Co-op is open to any and all, with no membership fees.
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, contact Birdena Cochran at 455-8353.
The national election for the office of president will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The polls will be at the Washburn Civic Center and open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone wishing information on registration or absentee ballots, please stop by the Town Office, or phone them at 455-8485.
On Saturday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the ladies of the United Methodist Women’s Group will be holding the annual Christmas Bazaar and Food Sale at the Lidstone Memorial Methodist Church in Washburn. There will be many new craft items to choose from, along with a wide array of home-cooked foods to choose from.
Birthdays/anniversaries
Birthday wishes this week go out to: Cindy Condon, Joel Griffeth, Jonathan Rouse, Ashley Berube, Roland Forbes, Elizabeth MacDonald, Anissa Levesque, Sue Fuller, Andy Dickinson, Julee Maynard, Courtney Castonguay, Ray Dahlgren, Ray Bolstridge, Darcy Carney, Alan Carter, Casey Bragg, Paula Plissey, Alex Chasse, Drew Thompson, Alex King, Bill Fox, Logan Harvath, Ryan Whipkey, Diane Pelkey, Barb Caron, Seth Robertson and Bruce Blakney.
A special 58th anniversary wish goes out to Perlin and Ruth Bull. Others celebrating anniversaries this week include: Donald and Freida Thibodeau, Greg and Melissa Thompson, Ken and Avis Drost, Wallace and Alice Doody and Ivan and Muriel Corey.
Rec Center schedule
On Wednesday, Oct. 22, there will be a fall cooking program at the Rec Center from 2:45 to 4:15 p.m. This is for grades 3-4 and is limited to the first 14 who sign up.
On Thursday, Oct. 23, there will be grades 3-4 basketball at the elementary school from 6 to 7 p.m.
On Friday, Oct. 24, there will be soccer awards given out at the elementary school starting at 6 p.m.
On Monday, Oct. 27, there will be men’s basketball at the high school from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
On Tuesday, Oct. 28, there will be K–2 basketball at the elementary school from 6 to 6:45 p.m.
On Wednesday, Oct. 29, there will be a Halloween Egg Hunt at the elementary school grounds starting at 6:30 p.m. This is open to grades K-3.
On Thursday, Oct. 30, grades 3-4 basketball will be held from 6 to 7 p.m.
Garage owner retiring
Elky Woodman is a true Washburn icon, having been born and raised, as well as working and raising his own family, in this small town. His parents were Wallace and Bertha Woodman, and Elky and his wife Dolores live right across the road from the Woodman homestead. Dolores and Elky have been married 61 years and are the parents of four children, Ed Woodman Sr., Sandra Jacobs, Russell and Wally Woodman. They have seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Elky owned and operated Woodman’s Garage on Gould Street in Washburn since 1957. His garage was founded and operated on “Aroostook County ” learning, welding old trucks and generally just working for the love of mechanics.
He is grateful to the many faithful customers over the 50 years and still takes time to visit them and enjoys coffee at the mall almost daily.
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
THE GEESE at the Washburn Mill Pond recently had to limit their swimming to a very low level of water, since they were nearly surrounded by ‘mud flats.’ This was due to the draining of the pond in order to work on replacing the culverts that were severely damaged during the April flooding. The project is being paid for by FEMA monies and should make the area around the pond safer, as well as more natural-looking in the pond areas.
Photo courtesy of Christie Cochran
ELKY WOODMAN, who recently retired as garage owner and mechanic, is keeping busy at home with his lawn mower and other mechanical duties.
