Flea market
On Saturday, May 16, there will be a giant flea market at the Easton Jr./Sr. High School beginning at 10 a.m. and running through 2 p.m. This is to help the French Club with their trip to France.
Congratulations
We send congratulations to those Easton High School students who made the third-quarter honor roll. Seniors on Highest Honors: Samuel Bacon, Katrina Martin, Bradley Trask, Kilynne Beaulieu and Megan Bradley; High Honors: Charles Beaton; and Honors: Timothy Langlais. Juniors on Highest Honors: Lisa Dayringer, Kaitlin Bennett and Luke Fuller; High Honors: Corey White; and Honors: Anna Sherwood, Nicholas Ambrose and Zackari Bourgeois. Sophomores for Highest Honors: Sydney Trask; High Honors: Jacob Bacon, Samantha Fuller and Zachary Clark; Honors: Katie Cyr and Taylor Lawrence. Freshmen on Highest Honors: Holden Turner, Jonah Bacon, Meghan Frank, Ariana Babineau and Amanda Dayringer; and High Honors: Danielle Dudley, Jessica Bennett, Reid Clark and Abigail Poole. Well done as usual.
Visits
Janice Hoyt Bishop, of Lougheed, Alberta, Canada, recently spent a week visiting with her sisters, Susie Flewelling and Jerry and Patsy Coffin, here in Easton; and on one day she and Susie drove to Bangor to spend some time with brother, John.
Astred Mahaney of New Glouster spent a few days with her mother-in-law, Mona Adams, while Mona’s husband, Kempton, was hospitalized in The Aroostook Medical Center.
Hospitalized
Kempton Adams recently returned home from The Aroostook Medical Center after spending several days there. On his return his wife, Mona, was then taken out to the hospital by ambulance, to spend a few days for observation.
Sympathy
Our sympathy goes out to Lucille (Fuller) Alexander whose husband, Joseph Alexander, of Winterport, passed away on April 30. He grew up in Bangor, graduating from the Bangor High School in the Class of 1947. He worked as an operations manager for Nabisco for 42 years and they made their home in Winterport. He loved arts and crafts, especially needlepoint. He also enjoyed caring for his house and grounds, scootering and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife, Lucille, in Winterport; his children: Richard of Bangor; Donald and family, of Racine, Wis.; Diana Webster and family of Shakopee, Minn.; Joseph, Jr. and family of Winterport; and Sharon Alexander of Natick, Mass. He also leaves a sister, Janice Noyes, of Carmel, and four grandchildren.
For those who knew John Carter, who grew up in Mapleton and Presque Isle, and graduated from Presque Isle High School, son of Robert Carter and the late Ethel Carter, you may be interested to know that John passed away on Monday, May 4, at the hospice center, in Auburn, after a long battle with bone cancer. John and his wife, Sandra, and daughter, Kelly, made their home in Brunswick since leaving Presque Isle. He leaves, beside his wife and daughter: his father, Robert, in South Berwick; a sister, Diane and family, in Presque Isle; and a brother, Ronald and family, in Tennessee. Funeral services were held in the 1st Parish Congregational Church in Brunswick on Saturday, May 9.
Our sympathy also goes out to the family of 80-year-old Richard Young, Sr. who passed away on Wednesday, April 29. He served in the Merchant Marines and later in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Yellowstone. He served a tour of duty during the Korean War. Richard loved country music and at one time he played steel guitar with the late Curly O’Brien and the Top Hands. He worked as a quality control welding inspector for many nuclear plants throughout the United States. He leaves his wife of 54 years, Ruth Young, of Easton, and children: Brenda Derr and family, of Washburn; Richard Young, Jr. and family of Mars Hill; Kimberly Smith and family of Cross Lake; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He will also be missed by his brother, Winston “Bud” Young and family, of Limestone and Bangor, and sister, Barbara Lihudis and family, of Ft. Collins, Colo. A memorial service with military honors was conducted at the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Caribou with the Rev. Matthew Maxwell officiating . Instead of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the American Heart Assoc., P.O. Box 3049, Syracuse, NY 13220-3049 or to the Allzheimer’s Assoc., 163 Lancaster St., Suite 160B, Portland, ME 04101.
Summer rec registration begins
The Easton Recreation Department will begin accepting registrations for the summer 2009 programs on May 19. Registrations must be done in person on the following dates or you may schedule an appointment by e-mailing Hillary at eastonrec@myfairpoint.net. Summer Registration dates are as follows: Tuesday, May 19, from 4-5:45 p.m.; Friday, May 22, from 12-2:45 p.m.; Tuesday, May 26, from 4-5:45 p.m.; and Wednesday, May 27, from 2-4:15 p.m. Summer booklets have been sent out through the schools or can be picked up at the Town Office; please, only once copy per household.
Junior Olympic winners
Junior Olympic winners have been announced. Local youngsters in grades 3-6 participated in the Jr. Olympics Skills Competition sponsored by the Easton Recreation Department and Physical Education Program. This program allows youth the opportunity to showcase their athletic abilities in four athletic events: basketball, soccer, tennis, track and field. The champions will advance to the Regional Competition to be held at Old Town YMCA on May 16. First place in the tennis matches were awarded to: Isabelle Morin, Kylee Carter, Kristen West, Joshua Peers, Jake Flewelling and Nick Clark. Top qualifiers in the soccer competition included: Isabelle Morin, Abby Thompson, Alex Allen, Matthew Poole, Cody Halvorson and Connor Burtt. In the track and field competition it was: Isabelle Morin, Kylee Carter, Taylor Brown, Matthew Poole, Cody Halvorson and Nick Clark crossing the finish lines first. In basketball: Delia Bonner, Cecelia Ferris, Kylee Carter, Catlin Monroe, John Anderson, Jake Flewelling and Trevor Hathaway were the top scorers.
Rec Center calendar
Wednesday, May 13 — Junior activities (for ages 2 through school age) at the hall from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Chris Finnemore will be on hand from Cooperative Extension’s Nutrition Program. Senior exercise class starting a 1 p.m. in the manor recreation room. Please wear supportive footwear and bring a water bottle. After-school hike at the hall until 4:15 p.m.
Thursday, May 14 — Kindergarten Only from 1-2:30 p.m. in the elementary school cafeteria. Yoga class from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. at the Elementary School gymnasium.
Friday, May 15 — Junior activities at the hall from 9:30 to 11 a.m. YAP (Youth Advocacy Program) at 11:30 a.m. in the cafeteria.
Saturday, May 16 — Junior Olympics Regional Competition at the Old Town YMCA. Registration starts at 2 p.m.; competitions begin at 2:30 p.m.
Monday, May 18 — Seniors’ nutrition class at 11 a.m. in the recreation room at the manor. The cost is $2. After-school movie at the hall until 4:15 p.m.
Tuesday, May 19 — The seniors will be making container gardens at the hall starting at 11 a.m. Lunch will be a sandwich bar, please bring a toping to share. summer recreation registration from 4-5:15 p.m. at the Town Office.
Eldora Carter is the correspondent for Easton. She can be reached at 488-5961.
Photo courtesy of Eldora Carter
CHILDREN IN GRADES 3-6 have been participating in the Junior Olympic Competition with the Recreation Department in gym classes. In second place are: Emma Bonner, Sara Gilman, Paige Flewelling, Noah Hanscomb, Delany Leach, Erica Cormier, Ashley Hersey, Hannah Ferris, Colin Sotomayor, Riley Mazerolle, Drew Sotomayor and Carter Mazerolle. In the event that the first-place finisher cannot attend the Regional Meet, the second-place qualifier will have the opportunity to attend.
Photo courtesy of Eldora Carter
TAKING THIRD in basketball, soccer, tennis, as well as track and field during the Junior Olympic Competition were Kelsey Frank, Elise Allen, Logan Halvorson, Brandon Hosford, Joshua Gilman and Jacob Guerrette.
Photo courtesy of Eldora Carter
PROUDLY SHOWING OFF their first-place ribbons for the Easton Recreation Department’s Junior Olympic Skills Competition are: Cecelia Ferris, Connor Burtt, Trevor Hathaway, Taylor Brown, Jake Flewelling, Nick Clark, Delia Bonner, Isabelle Morin, Joshua Peers, Catlin Monroe, Abby Thompson, Alex Allen, Kristen West, Matthew Poole and John Anderson. The winners qualify for the Regional Meet in Old Town on Saturday, May 16.
