The Bridgewater Sesquicentennial will be held July 24 – 26. Among the events currently being planned are: Presentation of the Boston Post Cane, Unveiling of the 1990 time capsule, Fashion show, Variety Show with Joy Whited, Civil War Camp re-enactment, Breakfast, craft and vender fair, parade (10 a.m.), quilt show, antique farm machinery display, antique car show, antique tractor pull, horse and tractor wagon rides, supper, dance (combined with ACI/CAHS).
For more information, please contact Mike Crawford at 764-0202 or by e-mail at dcrawford@maine.rr.com.
The Bridgewater Sesquicentennial Committee will hold a parade at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, to help celebrate the Town’s 150th Birthday. The Sesquicentennial Committee and the ACI/CAHS Reunion Committee have coordinated the parades for their respective towns to enable parade entrants to participate in both parades.
The parade in Bridgewater is at 10 a.m. and, unlike parade routes in the past, runs from the south end of town to the north end. Parade entrants can then continue north to Mars Hill for the ACI/CAHS Reunion parade at 1 p.m.
Parade entrants for Bridgewater’s parade are asked to gather at 9 a.m. on Milliken Street in Bridgewater. Please contact one of the Bridgewater parade co-chairs for more information: Mike Crawford at home at 764-0202 or by cell at 551-8511 or Pauline Kilcollins at 429-2410. The chair of the ACI/CAHS parade is Dean Burtchell who can be reached at work at 429-8093 or at home at 429-9837.
The Bridgewater Sesquicentennial Committee is planning to hold a Craft and Vendor Fair during Bridgewater’s 150th Birthday celebration, and with the ACI/CAHS Reunion planned for the same weekend, the Sesquicentennial Committee anticipates that hundreds of people will attend the Fair.
The Craft & Vendor Fair will be held in the parking lot of the Bridgewater Free Baptist Church on Main Street on Saturday, July 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Any crafter or vender interested in participating in the Fair is invited to do so by sending in a registration form together with the $15 fee for each standard 15’ x 10’ space. Food venders must submit a certificate of insurance with the registration form.
Registration forms are available at the Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library in Mars Hill and at the town offices in Bridgewater, Blaine, Mars Hill and Monticello or on the town’s Web site: www.bridgewatermaine.org. For more information, contact Charlene Bradbury at 429-8306 or Rita Kingsbury at 429-9359.
A display of quilts and other quilted items is being planned as part of Bridgewater’s July 24 – 26, Sesquicentennial celebration.
The event, “Quilts Old & New” will be held on Saturday, July 26 at the Bridgewater Free Baptist Church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Quilt Show Committee enthusiastically encourages everyone from Bridgewater, Monticello, Blaine and Mars Hill to provide new or vintage quilts, wall hangings, quilted apparel and quilted bags for the show. The Committee plans to create a diverse display that is rich in history, but also includes contemporary quilted items.
A registration form will be provided for each quilt entered. These forms are available at the Bridgewater, Blaine, Monticello and Mars Hill Town Offices, at the Walter T. A. Hansen Memorial Library and on the Bridgewater web site.
On Thursday, July 24, persons wishing to enter quilted items in the show may drop them off at Debbie Taylor’s house at 20 Tannery Street in Bridgewater from 12 to 3 p.m. or at the church from 5 – 7 p.m. On Friday, July 25, persons wishing to show quilts may drop them off at the Church from 7 – 10 a.m.
If special arrangements need to be made to enter a quilt, for more information or to help with the show, please contact Reta Hersey at 425-4492.
The Bridgewater Community Club will hold a fashion show on Thursday, July 24, at 7 p.m. at the Bridgewater Free Baptist Church in conjunction with Bridgewater’s Sesquicentennial celebration. The show will feature fashions from each decade beginning with the 1850’s and ending with current fashions.
The Club will meet every Thursday at 7 p.m. until the July 24 show to work on the event. These work sessions will be held either at the church or at the home of Pat Lenentine at 386 Main Street in Bridgewater.
Anyone who has fashions for the show, or who would like to model or help with the show is invited to attend the work sessions.
The goals of the Community Club are 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 Pat Lenentine at 429-9444.
On the first and third Thursday’s 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.
The BHA is continuing 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).
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).