Prescillé “Pat” Bourque Cormier CORMIER, Prescillé Bourque, 100, Presque Isle, October 8, 2016. A private memorial service will be held at a later date at the Parish of the Precious Blood, Presque Isle. Arrangements are under the care of the Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home, Fort Fairfield.
Danielle D. Gagnon GAGNON, Danielle D., 38, Presque Isle and Brewer, at Bangor, October 3, 2016. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Donald M. Drost Sr. DROST, Donald, Sr., 83, Woodland, at Caribou October 7, 2016. Cremation has taken place and a private interment will be at the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery.
David W. Wardwell Sr. WARDWELL, David W., Sr., 56, Ashland, at Caribou, September 23, 2016. A Celebration of Life was held at the Ashland Advent Christian Church.
Gloria Jane Estey ESTEY, Gloria Jane, 71, Casa Grande, AZ, and Maine, at Arizona, October 1, 2016. Interment will be at a later date.
WASHBURN NEWS
By Amy Sawyer
Local pastors have joined together to provide a free service for the harvest workers in Washburn.
Organizer Greg Sponberg, pastor of the Baptist Church in Washburn, has been visiting local farms daily to provide coffee and snacks. All items are donated or purchased in town to support local businesses.
In an effort to reduce access to and abuse of prescription drug abuse all 11 police departments in Aroostook County are available to receive and serve as prescription disposal sites all year long. This service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
HOULTON, Maine — The Insurance Association of Greater Houlton will offer an ethics or E&O class on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the New England Outdoor Center in Millinocket.
MARS HILL NEWS
By Tomi Henderson
MSAD 42 adult education classes will begin the week of Oct. 17 and run through Dec. 8. The following classes are being offered: Quilting – Mondays and Thursdays, Woodworking – Tuesdays, Purse and Wallet Making – Mondays and Thursdays, Knitting – Thursdays, Whittling – Thursdays, Spanish Cooking – Tuesdays and Workout With Marilyn – Tuesdays and Thursdays.
On Monday Oct. 3, the Mapleton-Chapman-Castle Hill Seniors started their 42nd year of operations. This organization for seniors began in 1974 with meetings and potluck lunches on Mondays during the school year.
