On Saturday, May 2, the 47th annual Mapleton Lions Club Auction will be held. The auction will be held following the dinner at 6 p.m. The dinner and auction will both be held at the Mapleton Lions Hall. There are hundreds of donated items and services that will be auctioned that evening.
This annual event is the major fund-raiser for the charities supported by the Lions Club. Some of the Club’s charities are Project Graduation, Aroostook Teen Leadership Camp, Mapleton Boy and Cub Scouts and the Mapleton Recreation Department. Each year the Club hangs the Christmas lights along Main Street and the Club bears the expense of the electricity used to keep the lights on. The Club also conducts the annual Memorial Remembrance Day Ceremony for our Mapleton, Chapman and Castle Hill veterans at the Mapleton Elementary School following the Club’s annual Memorial Day Parade.
The Mapleton Lions Club Auction is first of its two major fund-raising projects for these purposes. In June, the Mapleton Lions Club will host the Lions Club Annual Chicken Bar-B-Q as the kick-off event of Mapleton Daze, which the club sponsors. The Club will also be a sponsor of the Maple Meadow Farm Festival that will coincide with the annual Mapleton Daze festivities.
In addition, the Club also helps individuals with little income to purchase eyeglasses. In the 1920s, Helen Keller asked Lions Club International to become the “Knights for the Blind.” Mapleton Lions continue in this tradition by collecting used eyeglasses that are recycled for third world countries.
All of these events are made possible by the generous support of our neighbors and businesses in the central Aroostook area. We invite everyone to attend the auction, which will follow a public ham and bean dinner at the Mapleton Lions Hall. Dinner starts at 4:30 p.m. and the auction at 6 p.m. Come to one or both of these events. We look forward to seeing everyone there.
Birthdays
Birthday wishes this week go out to Chris Carlin, Brent Dyer, Jamie Fitzherbert, Mary Lyons, Carole Soucy, Libby Kinney, Timothy Morrison, Nicole Carney, Dave Steeves, Sam Parker, Ina Hoffses, Laurie Stephenson, Macey Currier, Darlene Rafford, Emma Arndt, Marilee Smith, Alex Christie and Bennie Littlefield.
Anniversaries
Happy Anniversary to Dana and Louella Dean on the 24th, Kari and Theresa Hoffses on the 25th, and Sid and Marilee Smith on the 28th.
Little-Known Holidays
April 27 is National Cubicle Day. If you have your own “space” at work, be sure to decorate it in time for Monday, the 27th! (Why not inform your co-workers ahead of time and turn the holiday into a decorating contest).
Castle Hill Advent Christian Church Luncheon
There will be a community luncheon Wednesday, April 22 at the Castle Hill Advent Christian Church. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. The meal will be chicken potpie. All are welcome and encouraged to bring a friend! Music will be provided for your entertainment. Please call 764-3190 with any questions.
Little Miss Mapleton
The Little Miss Mapleton pageant is scheduled for Saturday, April 25 at 2 p.m. The pageant has a new location this year! The 2009 Little Miss Mapleton will be crowned at the Presque Isle High School auditorium. Tickets can be purchased from any contestant, at the door or by contacting Jennifer Buzza at 760-9115.
Northern Lights Youth Choir Concert
The Northern Lights Youth Choir will be performing at the State Road Advent Christian Church following their annual spring tour Sunday, April 26 at 6 p.m. The “God Unchanging” concert will feature music and drama performed by students in grades 6-12. A love offering will be taken.
Mapleton Daze Parade
Any and all who are interested in participating in the annual Mapleton Daze parade are asked to pre-register by contacting Grenda Stephenson at 764-0452. The Mapleton Daze Committee will once again be awarding trophies in several categories. Thank you for registering prior to the Saturday morning parade!
Castle Hill Grange Hall Preservation Society
The Castle Hill Grange Hall Preservation Society will be having their annual Mother’s Day pie sale at K-Mart May 9. The public is encouraged to visit the booth and purchase a pie for your mother or a special treat for yourself! Candy bars are still on sale and can be purchased at Clukey’s Auto, Chandler Farms and the Mapleton Town Office.
The Society has voted to offer a couple’s lifetime membership for $150. If two people from the same family would like to join, this option would save $50, rather than purchasing one lifetime membership for $100.
The Grange Hall is available for rent May 1-Nov. 1. Please contact any member if you are interested in renting the hall for your event. The next meeting is set for Tuesday, April 28. The Society meets one night a month from February through November and welcomes new members. Please consider helping the Society preserve a piece of local history.
Haystack Historical Society Meeting
The Haystack Historical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, April 27 at 7 p.m. at the Museum in Mapleton. Members are urged to attend and guests are always welcome. We are looking forward to a busy season. We will be open to the public every Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. during July and August. Don’t forget our homemade pie and ice cream sale during the Mapleton Daze festivities!
Mapleton United Methodist Church Luncheon
The United Methodist Church luncheon will be held Friday, April 24 at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to attend.
Jennifer Buzza is the correspondent for Mapleton, Castle Hill and Chapman. She can be reached at 760-9115, or by e-mail at jbuzza@ainop.com.
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Buzza
MAPLETON JUNIOR GIRL SCOUT TROOP 292 , at left, donated 41 boxes of cookies to the Presque Isle Homeless Shelter. During the January 2009 cookie sale, the girls asked customers for donations. Thank you to all of those very generous customers for donating these cookies! Pictured are, front row, from left: Nicole Theriault, Stephanie Winslow and Kylie Carney. Back row: Michaela Dube, Mandy Graham, HSA Executive Director Susan Mitchell, Abbie Estey, Eden Martin and Cassidy Clair.
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Buzza
DURING THE ANNUAL Girl Scout cookie sale, Mapleton Daisy Troop 1133 encouraged customers to purchase boxes of cookies to donate. This year, 24 boxes were purchased and donated to the newly opened Washburn Soup Kitchen. Owner Elizabeth Richardson was invited to a recent Daisy meeting to meet the girls and receive the cookies to take back to the Soup Kitchen. Pictured are, front row, from left: Bethany Baker, Amanda Winslow, Delaney Alward and Alexis Getchell. Middle row: Paige Trask, Madelyn Buzza, Rebecca Rider, Taylor Stephenson and Brooke Trask. Back: Washburn Soup Kitchen representative Elizabeth Richardson. Absent when the photo was taken was Katelyn Amero. Thank you to all who donated!
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Buzza
MICHAELA POWERS, 2008 Junior Miss Maine Potato Queen, and Rhett Fox, owner of Fox Family Potato Chips, distributed snack bags of the Fox Family favorites at Ag Day March 31. Ag Day is an opportunity for the agriculture industry to display products grown and produced in Maine. This is an annual event held at the Hall of Flags in the State Capitol building in Augusta.
