Bridgewater Community Club
As part of Bridgewater’s Sesquicentennial celebration, the Community Club will sponsor a fashion show of fashions throughout history. Anyone who is willing to loan fashions from the past and/or who would like to model fashions for the show is asked to attend the Club’s next meeting on Thursday, May 29, at 7 p.m. at the Free Baptist Church, 432 US Highway 1, in Bridgewater.
The entire meeting will be devoted to planning and organizing the fashion show.
The Club would like to borrow any and all types and styles of men’s, ladies’ and children’s clothing from the past and requests that the owners bring those clothes with them to the May 29 meeting. The Club will keep the clothing until after the show, which will be held on Thursday, July 24.
Anyone interested in modeling vintage and antique clothing for the show is also asked to attend the May 29 meeting.
The Community Club has been organized to promote friendship among women of all ages and to undertake projects that improve the community. Membership dues are one dollar per month, and all interested women are invited to attend. For more information, please contact Cheryl Porter at 429-8002.
Rotary Club
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met at the Aroostook Health Center on Tuesday, May 20, at 6:30 a.m. The special speaker was Rotarian Steve Dame. He spoke about the 207 Technology Group, which offers affordable dial-up Internet for $6.95 per month.
They are also now offering digital phone service. The basic residential service costs $20 per month, with no hidden charges – all taxes and regulatory fees are included.
For more information, go to www.207ME.com or call 888-229-2411 (Mon. – Fri., 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m. to noon.
ACI/CAHS Reunion
Plans for the ACI/CAHS Reunion for 2008 are under way. Among the events planned are wind farm tours, chicken BBQ, sock hop, variety show, breakfast, antique car show, parade, wagon rides, motorcycle demonstration, bean supper, Maine Army National Guard Band concert, dance and Robinson School get-together. Make plan now to be around on July 24 – 26 for all the activities!
Reading Hour
The Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library is pleased to continue with Co Co’s Reading Hour for children ages third grade and up on Thursdays from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. This program will run every Thursday at the library.
Library
The Walter T.A. Memorial Library is continuing with an ongoing book sale. Cost for the books is .50 for hard cover and .25 for paperbacks. There are also bags available to fill for $5. Old and new copyrights for adult and children are available. Fiction, nonfiction, westerns, science fiction and romance are among those currently on hand. There are also children’s books for sale, so plan to stop and check things out. Stock up now for your summer reading! Monetary donations will also be accepted.
Bridgewater Creative Crafting
On the first and third Thursdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Civic Community Center in Bridgewater, crafters are encouraged to join together to work on various projects. Bring your own supplies and projects as you share your knowledge of various crafts. Work together or individually with quilting, knitting, sewing, embroidery, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc. Everyone is welcome! For more information, please contact Chris Finemore at 425-6606 or Melody Goff at 420-4002. Come relax and enjoy yourself as you socialize with other crafters.
BHA
The Bridgewater Historical Society is kicking into gear with their live music on Thursday evenings from 6 – 9 p.m. The musicians are there to have a good time. They play old-time rock and roll, country, standards, originals, etc. So grab your dancing shoes on and come on down to the BHA Hall (formerly the Odd Fellows Hall).
The BHA will end the month of May with a potluck dance on Saturday, May 31. Bring a dish to share and then get ready to kick up your heels on the dance floor. Supper begins at 5 p.m. and the music will start at 6 p.m.
Nominations are open until May 31 for honoring someone with the Boston Cane at the Town Office.
There are still copies of Annie Rideout’s book “The History of Bridgewater” available. Copies are $29 plus $6 shipping and handling. All proceeds from the music events will go toward a new PA system for the hall.
The BHA would like to extend their sincerest thanks to all who support their efforts. It is very much appreciated. To contact the BHA, their mailing address is P. O. Box 341, Bridgewater, ME 04735. The president is Denis Gagne (429-8290), secretary is Jann Votaw (425-7901).
Sesquicentennial events
The Bridgewater Sesquicentennial Committee will meet on Monday, June 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Building in Bridgewater. The Committee is comprised of members of the general public, the BCA Reunion Committee, Bridgewater Historical Association, Bridgewater Fire Department and Bridgewater Recreation Department. The Committee is in the final planning stages for the July 24 through 26, 2008, celebration of Bridgewater’s Sesquicentennial, and anyone who is interested is invited to attend the meeting. For more information, please contact Mike Crawford at 764-0202 or by e-mail at dcrawford@maine.rr.com.
To enhance the festivities, the Committee encourages everyone to dress in 1850s’ period costumes during the celebration. This is the chance to sew creative outfits for the whole family to wear, and with costume patterns available from the major pattern manufacturers and the new spring fabrics in the stores, now is the time to begin.
The Committee will also hold a beard-growing contest during the celebration for the men. Those who don’t normally sport a beard may want to throw away their razors until the celebration is over. A display of quilts and quilted items is also being planned. This event, “Quilts Old and New,” will be held on Saturday, July 26, at the Bridgewater Free Baptist Church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Everyone in the area is invited to provide new or vintage quilts, wall hangings, quilted apparel and quilted bags for the show. The Quilt Show Committee wants to create a display that is rich in history and, to that end, requests that all items submitted for display, especially vintage quilts that have been passed down in a family, include as much as is known of the item’s history. The Quilt Show Committee invites your participation in the planning and hopes that the event will result in a group of people who are interested in meeting on a monthly basis to encourage and support both new and experienced quilters. For more information or to get involved, please call Rita Hersey at 425-4492.
The Bridgewater Sesquicentennial Committee has received copies of “The History of Bridgewater, Maine” written and originally published by Annie E. Rideout in 1953. The cost of the book is $25 plus $1.25 sales tax plus $5.25 S/H for a total of $31.50. Anyone wishing to purchase a copy can e-mail Diane Clough at e&dclough@ainop.com, Rita Kingsbury at rmkme@ainop.com or call Rita Kingsbury at 429-9359.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater and Westfield. She can be reached at 429-9126 or e-mail tomihen@yahoo.com.
Photo courtesy of Tomi Henderson
Honored at the Academic Awards at CAHS on May 1 were members of the Freshman Class. Pictured are, front from left: Kathleen Decker, Jeremy Tweedie and Sasha Grass. In the back: Taylor Bradbury, Kristen Long and Gabrielle Brewer. Absent from the photo was Sarah Brewer.
Photo courtesy of Tomi Henderson
Honored at the Academic Awards at CAHS on Thursday, May 1, were members of the 8th grade class. Pictured are, front from left: Shannon Todd, Kayla Demoura, Olivia Cyr and Lindsey Watson. In the middle from the left: Rachael Grew, Whitney Klein, Jenna Cousins and Patricia Donovan. In the back, from the left: Jillian Young, Landon Jackins, Daniel Brewer and Brendan York.
