Yard sale
The Rockwell School House on the Garfield Road in Masardis will host a yard sale on Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds from the sale will go to benefit the local youth mission trip to New Zealand. Come look for some great finds and donate to a great cause.
Ashland Snowmobile Club Auction
The Ashland Snowmobile Club will be holding its annual Snowmobile Club Auction on Saturday, June 9 at 7 p.m. The auction will be held at the Ashland Motor Lodge in Ashland and will feature over 100 items including the ever so popular Chocolate Chip Cookies donated by Sharie Laveway.
Eastern Star news
Tillikum Chapter 99 Order of the Eastern Star was honored to be able to recognize three 50-year members at its stated meeting on May 8. After the regular business meeting Mary Hews of Ashland, Leona Snow and Albert Snow of Bangor were presented and participated in a special program, The Golden Stars. The honorees were each presented with a red rose and a hand-created card. At the end of the program Past Grand Matron Gretchen Brissette of Lunar Chapter in Presque Isle presented each 50-year member with a special pin from Grand Chapter. The entire chapter stood and gave the 50-year members the Grand Honors. Remarks were shared by the members about some of the experiences during their 50 years. The evening was a wonderful time of fellowship and remembrance.
Ashland Summer Fest Parade
It’s time once again to plan for the Ashland Summer Fest Parade. The parade will be held on Saturday, July 7, at 11 a.m. Anyone interested in entering a float, car, band, truck, equipment, horses, groups, clubs, anything at all can contact Bobbi Jo Condon to register. The theme for this year’s Summer Fest is Celebrating Ashland’s Heritage, so put on your thinking caps and let’s make this year’s parade one to remember!
Northwood Manor yard/bake sale
Northwood Manor, a non-profit adult residential care facility located on Walker Street in Ashland next to the Ashland Health Center, will be holding a yard/bake sale to raise money for the Activity Program of the facility on Friday, June 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anyone willing to donate clean items suitable for a yard sale or donations of baking supplies can drop items off at Northwood Manor between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. seven days a week. A raffle will also be held, tickets are $2 each or three for $5. Prizes for the raffle include gift certificates to local business, tanning sessions, pizza and crafts. Tickets can be purchased at Northwood Manor from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week or at the Ashland Food Mart June 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Winners will be drawn on July 1 at 3:30 p.m. and be notified by mail.
Ongoing events
The Ashland Area Senior Citizens Group meets every Thursday at 12 noon for a potluck lunch and meeting at the Ashland Rec Center. Everyone is invited to attend weekly.
The Portage Lake Seniors’ Lunch is held on the last Tuesday of every month at 11 a.m. All seniors are invited, the meal is a potluck so bring your own dish or bring a cash donation. For more information contact Wilza Robertson at 435-6211 or Grace Nason at 435-6373.
The Red Hat Loonies of Portage Lake meet the second Thursday of every month at Dean’s Motor Lodge. Membership dues are $2. Come have a great time and meal. For more information contact Rachel Stevens at 435-6358.
An infant to pre-K playgroup meets every Friday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Ashland Rec Center. For more information call Andrea White at 435-6363
Portage Lake Centennial Celebration Planning Meeting – There has been no date set at this time, but if you are interested in the planning please contact Barb Pitcairn at 435-2368 or Grace Nason at 435-6373.
Ladies, are you interested in crafts? Or maybe you have some you’ve started and not yet finished? Every Thursday evening at the Portage Lake Municipal Building is Girlz Night starting at 6:30 p.m. Bring those crafts you’ve been neglecting and enjoy the company.
Help Needed
Anyone who is interested in taking over the writing of this column for the Ashland Area News please contact Bobbi Jo Condon at 435-3992, 435-7160 or btcondon@msn.com. The Ashland Area News is an important part of the Star-Herald showing the wonderful things we have going on in our community, it just needs someone who can put more time into it than I can. I will continue to do the column because it is a necessity, but if someone else is interested in writing for the Ashland Area News please call or e-mail.
Bobbi Jo Condon is the correspondent for Ashland, Portage Lake, Oxbow, Masardis, Garfield, Nashville Plantation and surrounding townships. She can be reached at 435-3992 or 435-7160 or by e-mail at btcondon@msn.com.
