Island Falls news
By Riva Hawkes
Tom and Linda Hawkes and son Chris, with wife Amanda and son Joshua, have returned home to Glenburn after spending several at Birch Point campground. They enjoyed going to the area yard sales, eating fresh corn from Binotto’s and entertaining Riva at a birthday supper in her honor.
Tom also visited with Frankie Edwards, who attended Island Falls High school at the same time as Tom, at his camp on the pond.
After spending several weeks at their cottage on lower Mattawamkeag Lake, Alan and Paula Chamberlain have returned home to West Point. They plan to return later to spend a week at the camp and then close it for the winter.
Nickie Varney and grandson, Cody arrived last week to stay at the Varney camp on upper Mattawamkeag Lake and enjoy the fishing and swimming. Clayton and Priscilla joined them for a few days before they returned home to Winterport. By the way, the fishing was good and I got to enjoy a few of them.
Mrs. Phyllis Jenkins and daughter of Concord, N.H. arrived for a very short visit with sister and aunt, Riva Hawkes, to help her celebrate a birthday, and they spent the a day and a half that they were here talking over old times, and of course, eating. They and more of the family plan to return next month for a longer visit.
I have recently received word that Phyllis (Curry) Taylor, daughter of the late Lewis and Vivian Curry, passed away in Rockville, Conn. As a former resident of Island Falls, she always enjoyed coming home to spend a vacation at the Curry homestead and visiting with her many relatives here. She leaves three children, Jay, Dee Ann, and Mark and their families, all in Connecticut, and her brothers and sisters, who reside in the Portland area and in Aroostook County.
While mowing between the showers that we have had I am still finding those dratted holes that the skunks have so carefully dug. It will take me the rest of the summer to go out and try and fill them up. And, since I have started to put a few sunflower seeds in my birdfeeders, the pigeons have somehow discovered this (they must have good radar) and so now they are appearing at least once in the morning to see if they can get any of the seeds. Hopefully, the black cat will discourage them, as I think he got one of them last week. Feathers were everywhere as proof.
And every once in awhile the doe and her fawn appear and the spots on the fawn are slowly fading, as he is quite big now. It’s still fun to watch them play out back, with the young one having a ball leaping and dashing all over the place, and Ma placidly munching away on whatever shrub deer eat. Soon it will be time to put out some apples for them.
The Island Falls Senior Citizens met on August 21, for a potluck luncheon at the municipal building.
After the Lord’s Prayer and Flag Salute, the meeting was called to order by the president, Terry Dwyer.
Secretary and treasurer reports were read and accepted.
Linda Trickey, of UM Extension service spoke on “Nutrition”. She gave a very informative talk. She will be back on October 16 to offer more information about senior diets, etc.
We spoke about going on our annual foliage trip. We will discuss this more at our next meeting.
Next meeting is on September 4. The “game” will be played.
Those present were: Helen Sherman, Mary Lawler, Ellie Peck, Ursula Levesque, Gladys Ferguson, Edward Dyer, Jean Clements, Linda Trickey/guest speaker, Terry Dwyer, Mary Pipes and Edith Dwyer.
By Wanetta Townsend
On Friday, July 25 Mr. and Mrs. Jon Berry of Ashland were callers on her sister, Ms. Wannetta Townsend.
On Wednesday, July 30, Mrs. Tessie Barrett, Mrs. Sandra Anderson of Oakfield, Mrs. Sis McLaughlin and Ms. Wannetta Townsend were luncheon guests of Mrs. Barrett’s daughter Mrs. Becky McLaughlin in Limestone.
David Perrin Calab and Noah of Virginia Beach, Va. spent some time with his in-laws Mr. and Mrs. Eli Crane. They also visited with other family and friends in the area.
Some people from town attended the funeral for Everett Curry in Island Falls.
On Tuesday, August 12 Ms. Marie Gillotti, Mrs. Sandi Wyman, Ms. Wannetta Townsend along with other Purple Hat Ladies Society had lunch at Grammies Counrty Inn in Linneus.
On Wednesday, August 20 Ms. Marie Gillotti and Ms. Wannetta Townsend attended Senior Citizens at the Smokie Hauler’s Snow Club in Oakfield. While in Oakfield, they called upon Ms. Townsend’s aunt Ms. Edith Hardy in Oakfield.
On Wednesday evening, August 20 Mrs. Marjorie Noyce and grandson Brandon of Crystal were callers on their cousin Ms. Wannetta Townsend.
On Wednesday, August 20 Mrs. Marie Gillotti, Ms. Wannetta Townsend along with the Oakfield Senior Citizens had lunch at the Weathervane Restaurant in Brewer. They also did some shopping at the Airport Mall and the Bangor Mall. They then topped it off with ice cream at Dairy Queen in Old Town.
Sidney and Matthew Crane of Hodgdon were recent overnight guests of their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Eli Crane.
Tori Marie and Danni Gillotti of Hodgdon spent some time recently with their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Tony Gillotti.
Sherman seniors set fall outing date
The Sherman Senior Citizen Club met on Wed., August 20 at the Sherman Gym for an 11:30 a.m. potluck lunch and set a date of Oct. 13 to go by van for a fall outing to have lunch somewhere and enjoy the coast views along the way home. Definite plans need to be accomplished.
Come to our next meeting on Sept. 3 at the gym and let Annie know your intentions or call 365-4293.
Present were: Fred and Annie Atkinson, Fred and Sylvia Lilley, guests Terry and Bonnie Stratton, daughter and husband of Teresa Albert, Eva Perry, Linnita Perry, Sam Guiggey, Mary Lawler, Donna Grass, Francis Sleeper, Bonita Staples, and the RSVP representative from the Presque Isle office, Gini Garrett.
