I do’s exchanged
On Saturday, July 19, Claudia (Brown) Wilcox, of Grand Junction, Colo., was married to Danny Daniels, also of Grand Junction, on her parents’ front lawn at the Dude Ranch II on the Miller Road in Westfield.
Ceremonies were conducted by her brother, Sam Brown, of Mesa, Ariz. Also in attendance were: the bride’s parents, Tena and Steve Brown; her sister, Anne Chapman, of Presque Isle; her children: Paul Wilcox and his wife Emily, of Erie, Penn.; Andrew Wilcox and his friend, Amy DuBois, of Waterville; and Naomi Wilcox of Denver, Colo.; her grandchildren, Jack and Leah Wilcox; her niece, Emily Chapman, of Ellsworth; her brother-in-law, Larry Wilcox and his wife, Diane, of Limington; Mr. and Mrs. Walter and Gail Brown, of Wareham Beach, Mass.; Phyllis Brownyork of Granite Bay, Calif.; the groom’s sister and her husband, Betsy and Stan Craley and son, Nate, of Parker, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. Rodney and Dawn Mahan; LaJeanna Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Dyer. Music and entertainment were provided by the Craleys. The couple will reside in Grand Junction, Colo.
Congratulations and Best Wishes, Danny and Claudia!
Adult Education Program
The Mars Hill Adult Education Program is sponsoring a GPS class on Saturday, Aug. 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Central Aroostook High School. Please call Kathy Miller at 425-3771 to register. The instructor will be Amanda Barker.
Walter T.A. Hansen Library
The summer reading program at the library finished on Tuesday, Aug. 5, and was considered a great success. They had an average of 25 children a week that come to hear the story and sample the food from each continent that they learned about. The participants that completed the program received their finished passports from around the world as well as a cookbook containing the recipes that they had sampled during their “travels.”
Information about the library as well as the hours are available on their Web site: www.wtahansenlibrary.com.
Rotary Club
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met at the Aroostook Health Center on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 6:30 a.m.
The special speaker was Andrew York, who played baseball this past summer with Athletes in Action, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ. They played 44 games as part of the New York Collegiate Baseball League. Andrew pitched as a “closer” for several games, and started in two. He learned a lot through the experience and plans to play baseball at Cedarville University this fall.
The players all stayed with host families and were actively involved in several ministries this summer.
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 Association is continuing with their live music on Thursday evenings from 6 – 9 p.m. A special “Frozen Sounds” music night is planned for Aug. 21. Those making a donation will receive either a dish of ice cream or an ice cream float. All proceeds from the music nights will be used to update the buildings sound system.
On Saturday, Aug. 23, the group is planning a Potluck Supper at 5 p.m. Bring a dish to share and enjoy getting together with new and old friends.
A Bake Sale is planned for Saturday, Sept. 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All proceeds from the Potluck and Bake Sale will be used toward building maintenance.
The BHA would like to extend their thanks to all their contributors and supporters. All the help is greatly appreciated.
The BHA will hold their monthly meetings on Monday, Aug. 18, and on Monday, Sept. 8, at 6:30 p.m. 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).
Antique Tractor Pull results
The Maine Antique Tractor Club, Northern Branch, held a Tractor Pull on Saturday, July 26, as part of Bridgewater’s Sesquicentennial Celebration. Results are as follows: 3,000-lb Class: 1 – Bonnie Quient – JD-320-240.11’, 2 – Jon Poitras – JD-M-226.3’, 3 – Jeff Roy – Farmall A-137.11’. 4,000-lb Class: 1 – Logan Brewer – Oliver 70-274.2’, 2 – Keith Kingsbury – Oliver 70-270.5’, 3 – Robert Watson – Allis C WC-261.0’, 4 – Beau Bradstreet – Massey 30-254.7’, 5 – Jeff Roy – Farmall H-246.3’.
5,000-lb Class – 1 – Larry Bull – Farmall Super H-271.9’, 2 – Lyn York – Cockshutt 40-271.2’, 3 – Paul Boulier – Massey 44-270.4’, 4 – Roger Quient – JD-50-267.5’, 5 – Keith Kingsbury – Farmall 300-249.11’, 6 – Jeff Roy – Oliver 77-243.4’, 7 – Bart Bradbury – Oliver 66-242.1’, 8 – Troy Bradstreet – Massey Harris 44-235.5’, 9 – Keith Kingsbury – Massey Harris 44-228.4’, 10 – Thomas Hobart – Farmall M-224.1’, 11 – Shane Kingsbury – Massey Harris 44-222.9’. 6,000-lb Class – 1 – Rodney Brewer – Oliver Super 88-222.8’, 2 – Jerod Kingsbury – Farmall M-214.6’, 3 – Brent Edgecomb – Farmall Super M-213.5’, 4 – Wayne Bradbury – Farmall Super MD-164.6’, 5- Boyd Bradbury – Oliver 77-148.11’, 6 – Meredith Folsom – McCormack Deering W-9-129.10’. 7,000-lb Class – 1 – Lyn York – Cockshutt 50-220.1 (pull off), 2 – Tami Kilcollins – Farmall Super M-169.0’ (pull-off), 3 – Troy Doody – Farmall Super M-270.1’.
2,500-lb Class – 1 – Lionel Roy – Farmall A-241.5’, 2 – Richard Carter – Allis C-213.6’. 3,500-lb Class – 1 – Robert Watson – Allis AC-271.3’, 2 – Joe Cheney – Ford 8N-242.6’, 3 – Jon Poitras – JD-M-235.0’, 4 – Jon Maynard – Ford 8N-232.0’. 4,500-lb Class – 1 – Logan Brewer – Oliver 70-269.11’, 2 – Larry Bull – Farmall Super H-260.9’ (Memorial Pull) Alan Kingsbury, Beau Bradstreet – Massey 30-260.4’, 4 – Logan Brewer – Farmall 300-259.5’, 5 – Chad Kingsbury – Massey F-65-246.2’, 6- Roger Quient – Farmall H-242.0’, 7 – Lionel Roy – Farmall H-235.6’, 8 – Larry Kingsbury – Massey F-65-230.6’, 9 – Don Akeley – Farmall F-20-214.0’.
5,500-lb Class – 1 – Rodney Brewer – Oliver Super 88 – 234.0’, 2 – Wayne Garrison – Farmall M-174.7’, 3 – Paul Boulier – Massey 44-162.11’, 4 – Arthur York – Cockshutt 40 – 158.5’, 5 – Thomas Hobart – Farmall M-143.4’, 6 – Sharon Grass – Farmall M-142.7’, 7 – Jerod Kingsbury – Farmall H-141.1, 8 – Neil Grass – Farmall M-138.7’, 9 – Sterling Haynes – Massey 333-138.2’, 10 – Lionel Roy – Oliver 77-137.4’, 11 – Wayne Garrison – Farmall 300-135.9’, 12 – Keith Boulier – Massey 333-135.7’, 13 – Troy Bradstreet – Massey 44-131.6’, 14 – Boyd Bradbury – 120.6’, 15 – Zachery Dow – JD-50-119.1’, 16 – Dwayne Dow – JD-50-116.8’, 17 – Larry Kingsbury – Farmall H-113.6’.
6,500-lb Class – 1 – Brent Edgecomb – Farmall Super M-169.8’, 2 – Arthur York – Cockshutt 50-168.3’, 3 – Chad Kingsbury – Farmall M-157.4’, 4 – Wayne Bradbury – Farmall Super MD-147.8’, 5 – Bart Bradbury – Oliver 77 – 129.8’. 7,500-lb Class – 1 – Tami Kilcollins – Farmall Super M-146.9’, 2 – Troy Doody – Farmall Super M-146.4’.
Open Class – 1 – Phil Kilcollins – Farmall Super M-292.1’, 2 – Troy Doody – Farmall Super M-148.8’, 3 – Shane Kingsbury – Farmall 400-146.2’, 4 – Dennis Quient – JD-830-137.1’, 5 – Logan Brewer – Farmall 400-132.8’, 6 – Zachery Dow – JD-50-56.8’.
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
Newly married, Claudia (Brown) Wilcox Daniels and Danny Daniels share their first piece of wedding cake with each other. Looking at the picture, I’m not sure how “messy” things got after the photo was snapped! Married on July 19, 2008, at Claudia’s parents’ home in Westfield, the couple will reside in Grand Junction, Colo. Claudia is a 1972 graduate of Central Aroostook High School.
Photo courtesy of Tomi Henderson
THE FIFTH AND SIXTH Grade Chorus performed “Swinging on a Star,” “One Little Candle” featuring Courtney Milliard, “Blue Notes” and “Teach Me to Swing” at the Elementary Spring Concert on Thursday, May 29, at CAHS. The chorus is under the direction of Andy Cottle.
Photo courtesy of Tomi Henderson
THERE WERE SPECIAL GUESTS at the July 15 meeting of the Mars Hill Rotary Club. Pictured with Club President Bruce Hussey, standing at left, are Betty Rodgers, seated, and her husband, Rick Rodgers, 2008-2009 District Governor.
