Community Notebook

We decided upon driving to Debbie’s Downtown Deli on July1, at 12:30 p.m., as a summer outing, to have lunch in Patten. We will meet at Irving’s parking lot in Sherman in order to follow one another and to be given $10 for each person for lunch.
Our next meeting will be on May 20.
Our surroundings are finally, rapidly becoming green, with the aid of the generous gift of rains from God. Fiddleheads are appearing for a spring starter to grace our tables, if one is able to find them!
Present were Annie and Fred Atkinson, Sylvia and Fred Lilley, Frances and Dean McKenney, Eva Perry, Donna Grass, Bonita Staples, Esther Greenier, Frances Sleeper and Terese Albert.

The Island Falls Senior Citizens met on May 7, at the municipal building for a potluck dinner.
After the Lords’ Prayer, the meeting was called to order by the vice president, Verna MacArthur.
Secretary’s report was read and accepted.
Treasurer’s report was read and accepted.
The “game” was played and enjoyed by all.
There will be no meeting on May 21, as this is the date of the RSVP recognition dinner.
June 4 is the date of eating out at Helen’s in Ellsworth. We will be leaving at 9 a.m. from the municipal building.
Happy Birthday was played and sung for all of the birthdays in May.
Next regular meeting is June 18.
Those attending were Mary Pipes, Gladys Corneil, Ursula Levesque, Mary Lawler, Ellie Peck, Jean Clements, Verna MacArthur, Gloria Noyes, Jim and Shirley D’Angelo, Edith Dwyer, Helen Sherman and Edward Dwyer.

Hard rain is the weather, as this is written on Sunday, May 17.
Elinor Schenk celebrated her 86th birthday on Saturday. Her actual birthday is May 18, so I am told. Her family gave her a party and she received a lot of gifts and wore a crown. Happy birthday to Elinor.
Also on Elinor, her son Allen and his wife Jeannie took her and Dorothy Womblodt out to dinner. Elinor  sat next to her grandson Gabe. Also Jeri and Bob Smith, Elinor’s daughter and son-in-law, were present.      Allen and Jeannie are from Island Falls, Dorothy lives in Patten. They had a great time. After dinner Bob and Jeri took her on a ride to see the dinkey.
Michael Callnan of Colorado visited his aunt, Marion Hogan, on Saturday.
Best wishes to Alice McQuarrie, who is undergoing heart surgery at Maine Medical Center in Portland.  Alice is a frequent visitor at Ricker Plaza.
Welcome to Carolyn Carmichael, our newest tenant. May your stay at Ricker Plaza be a long and happy one.
Here’s some more tips to save electricity: turn your home off. According to United States Department of  Energy, 75 percent of the electricity used in the average home is consumed while products are off. Unplug  your appliances or use a power strip to cut off the electricity when you aren’t using it.
Angels are our direct link to heaven.
Have a happy and healthy week.

On May 13th, the weekly meeting of the Happy Losers was held at the Congregational Church vestry in Island Falls.
We opened our meeting with our pledge and roll call. We had ten ladies weigh-in and eight attended our meeting.
Loretta Bouchard, Dotty Rand, and Frances McKenney were the persons who lost the most weight for the week, and runner-up was Mary Shaw. Great job ladies!
Reports were given by our secretary and treasurer for the week. Our treasurer reports that we can make reservations to Gillmore’s in Lincoln May 20th for our spring outing.
Loretta Bouchard, led the program for the week. Her topic was on an article concerning fruits we eat and how they keep us well. Meetings are informative and interesting.
Please feel welcome to our group every Wednesday — weigh-ins from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. The meeting starts at 9.
For more information call 365-4884. Please come!