Church changes service hours

   New Found Hope
New Found Hope Assembly of God will be changing service hours as of Sunday, July 22. Morning services will be held at 10 a.m. which includes KIDS Church for children in grades pre-K to 5. A weeknight service will now be held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
All are welcome to come and ‘Share the Hope of Jesus.’
Photo request
I have to apologize to all those that I had pose for pictures during last week’s Summerfest. It seems my film was either not good or got too hot sitting in the vehicle…regardless, all of the photos were lost. Thankfully, our Star-Herald reporter, Kathy McCarty, was on hand for the parade and took photos of that event. The pictures included with this week’s article are courtesy of Bobbi Jo Condon. Anyone who has photos of any Summerfest events, please let me know and I will be sure to send them in. Thanks also to those who responded when I called about needing pictures. In next week’s article, look for information about VFW Post 9699, its Ladies Auxiliary’s membership drive during the Summerfest parade and a picture of 2007 VFW Poppy Princess Courtney Jimmo.
Ongoing events
The Ashland Area Senior Citizens Group will meet every other Thursday starting June 7 for the months of June, July and August. The meeting time of 12 noon and location of the Ashland Rec Center will remain the same. Any senior citizens wishing to participate in the potluck lunches and meetings are always welcome.
The Portage Lake Seniors’ Lunch is held on the last Tuesday of every month at 11 a.m. All seniors are invited to attend and can bring a potluck dish to share or give 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 and have a great meal and a great time too! For more information contact Rachel Stevens at 435-6358.
Anyone interested in planning for Portage Lake’s Centennial Celebration please contact Barb Pitcairn at 435-2368 or Grace Nason at 435-6373.
Ladies, are you interested in crafts or have some that you’ve started and just can’t seem to finish? If so, take yourself over to the Portage Lake Municipal Building for Girlz Night every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy the company and the satisfaction of finally completing a project!
If you are interested in purchasing a raffle ticket for a three-day two-night all-inclusive stay at Chandler Lake Sporting Camps which includes a scenic flight over the North Maine woods, please contact Julie Graham-Berry at 435-7137 or Andrea White at 435-6363. Tickets cost $10 each and all funds raised will go towards the Community Playground Project.
Julie Graham-Berry is the correspondent for Ashland, Portage Lake, Oxbow, Masardis, Garfield, Nashville Plantation and surrounding townships. She can be reached at 435-7137.