Hernandez honored
James “Chico” Hernandez, of Washburn, was presented with a Legislative Sentiment from the Maine State Legislature by Representative Harlow, of Portland. Chico has been a member of the Maine Sports Hall of Fame since 2006; and in the Executive Division, he is currently ranked as fifth in the United States and first in the state of Maine in No-Gi Fighting for the 2006 season.
Mr. Hernandez won a Gold Samurai Sword and a Silver Samurai Sword in the heavyweight division of the 2006 North American Grappling Association Championships held in Fairfield, Conn.
He was featured in a recent article printed in Sports Talk, written by Kevin Sjoberg, that outlined his life, education, achievements and family.
Hernandez is a graduate of the University of Maine at Presque Isle and is a self-defense instructor at the Maine State Prison. He makes his home in Washburn with his wife, Becky, and two daughters, Angelita and Brittany.
Birthdays/anniversaries
Those celebrating birthdays this week include: Margaret Barker, Mikayla Churchill, Mariena Bragg, Andrew White Jr., Angela Dow, Julie Jencks, Jennifer Thompson, Emma Turner, John Veeneman, Courtney Vaughn, Tony Dumais, Hillary Griffin, Norma Sperrey, Jillian Ziegler, Nicholas Pesut, Austin Hicks, Joe Whitten, Larry Whipkey, Dara Caron, Bruce Richardson, Devin Maynard, Greg Thompson, Peter Bull, Stacey Griffin and Austin Hicks.
Anniversary wishes go out to: Daren and Laura Churchill, Eric and Julie Jencks, Michael and Zsa Zsa Simard, Eric and Chris Corey, Jim and Karen Wilson, John and June Churchill.
Events/reminders
The Washburn Town Council meeting has been postponed due to the Columbus Day holiday. The next scheduled meeting will be on Monday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center. All interested residents are urged to attend.
TOPS will be meeting each Monday at the Washburn Trailrunners clubhouse, starting with weigh-in at 4:15 p.m. and the meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. For further information, contacts Birdena Cochran at 455-8353.
Bingo games are held each Tuesday at 7 p.m.
There will be a meeting of the Perham Planning Board the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Perham Town Hall.
The fire department is still in the process of gathering surveys concerning a hopeful CDBG (Community Development Block Grant). If you haven’t completed a survey, please stop by the Town Office and fill one out.
Also note that Washburn Rotary will be meeting at the Boy Scout Camp in Washburn on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Washburn Rotary is an annual supporter of Washburn’s Boy Scout Troop 177.
Rec Center notes
On Wednesday, Oct. 3, there will be soccer practice for the grades 5 and 6 team at 5:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Oct. 6, there will be a Round Robin Soccer Tournament for the 5th and 6th grade team at Washburn.
Men’s basketball will be held at the high school gym on Monday, Oct. 8, starting at 6:30 p.m.
For further information on any Rec Center programs, contact Director Marcie Barbarula at 455-4959.
Boy Scout Camporee
During the weekend of Sept. 21 through 23, Scouts from nine troops including Washburn attended the Fall Camporee at Baptist Park in Mapleton. The theme for the weekend was ‘advancement,’ and all nine Scouts from Washburn earned a merit badge. Keagan Page, Kody Brissette, Stephen Kinney and Andy White earned First Aid, the Emergency Preparedness badge was earned by Jacob Reed and Nick Gumprecht. David Roy earned his Pioneering badge while Daniel Roy earned the Wood Carving badge and Curtis Thompson earned his Personal Management badge.
The boys also earned several camp awards during the cooking competition on Saturday evening using Dutch ovens. They earned third-place awards for two entries: Best Vegetable Dish which was Sparkling Potatoes with Broccoli and Cheese; and Best Homemade Bread, a sour dough bread. They also took second place for Best Dessert, with their entry of Apple Crisp with Blueberries. The troop took second place for the Best Overall Cooking and the Best Overall Campsite Inspection. The troop was surprised and very pleased with a drop-in visit from Tony Sellars who came from New York to spend the weekend with Troop 177. Tony is a special friend of the troop, a former member, leader and supervisor of the Order of the Arrow for the troop.
