This week, I’d like to begin by briefly going over the outcome of my summer forecast for Aroostook County. I forecast sufficient rainfall for a good harvest and, according to Tim Hobbs on our Potato Picker’s Special, that worked out well.
BUG GUTS & Beauty
By Orpheus Allison
Politicitis! The Star City is about to be inundated by hundreds of new cases of this dreaded disease. The Maine Center for Disease control has no cure available! It is now time to panic.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Aroostook County Action Program Inc. will administer the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) again this year.
The Presque Isle Fire Department invites the community to their open house on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016.
Presque Isle Police Officer Kris Beck recently made a visit to the Wintergreen Art Center’s creative preschool, Under the Willow Tree. Each month, Wintergreen Preschool Teacher Jillian Harris invites a community helper into her classroom to talk with the children.
AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine — Power of Prevention, a program of Cary Medical Center, has assisted 11 food pantries in northern Aroostook County with self-assessments aimed at identifying their needs and strengths. This has led to over $10,000 in funding for the northern Aroostook County pantries from GSFB, along with an upcoming $2,500 from POP.
Thursday, Oct. 6 PRESQUE ISLE: OSHA 10-hour construction class at the Presque Isle CareerCenter, 9 a.m. today and Oct. 7. Students earn OSHA card ($8 fee); contact SafetyWorks, (207) 623-7900.
Members of the Presque Isle Rotary Club are taking pies to the face to help raise awareness and funds for polio eradication.
The Owl men’s soccer team captured its first two victories of the season over the weekend, topping Central Maine Community College at home Saturday, 3-0, and following that up with a 4-0 triumph over Wheelock College in Boston Sunday.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Redy Youth Triathlon was held in rainy conditions on Sept. 11, with winners crowned in five divisions.
