There will be a meeting for anyone interested in participating in the restoration of the Little School on the Station Road in Easton on Wednesday, July 22, at 7 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall. Anyone interested in serving on the Board of Directors, which will oversee the restoration and future use of the building, is encouraged to attend. Nominations for nine board positions will be received and voted on at the meeting.
The Little School will be open prior to the meeting at 6:30 p.m. for anyone wishing to see the building and find out more about the restoration project. The Little School, built in 1926, was used by the town until the opening of the new elementary school in 1969. For more information, call Bryan at 488-2481.
Today, on July 22, Zachary Hammond, Carol Higley, Stan Jordan, Danny Clark and Taryn Joyce Smith celebrate their birthdays. Happy birthday to you all.
Sharon Brown, Hughie Gray, Jason White and Paula Clark have birthdays on July 24. Also Lori and Garth Gilman will celebrate their anniversary. Happy anniversary to you.
July 25 is the anniversary of Wayne and Nola Pendexter and Carl and Bonnie Fuller, as well as Merle and Pat Lamoreau. Having birthdays this day are: Brenda Caldwell, Korrin Patterson and Galen Holmes Jr.
On July 26, Nancy Nichols, Shana DaCruz and Hugh Turner will be another year older. Happy birthday to all of you. Also Tim and Mary Wilcox and Brian and Lynn Flewelling have an anniversary.
It’s celebration day for Paula Bacon, Budd Nicholson Jr. and Lee Ambroise who will turn another year older on July 27. Celebrating their anniversaries on this day are: Deedra and Garth Cronkite and Amy and Jeremy Wilson. On July 28, Electra Blodgett, Brent Flewelling, Kiara Coffin and Kristen West will have birthdays. Also happy anniversary to Jeff and Jenny Blackstone.
Blessings to you all on your special day.
On July 22, the Rec will be going to the water slides from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. There will be a $10 cost (U.S. funds).
On July 23, there will be Day Camp from 9 a.m.-noon (Easter). From 12-4 p.m. there will be hiking and swimming. Gymnastics will be from 2:30-3:15 p.m. At 5:30 p.m., the minor league baseball team will play the Eagles.
On July 24, there will be swimming lessons from 8:15-10:20 a.m. Playground will be from 10:30-11:45 a.m. Gymnastics will be from 2:30-3:15 p.m.
On July 27, there will be an outing at the art studio from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Hangout will be from 12:15-1:30 p.m. There will be swimming from 1:45-4 p.m. (kids’ choice). Then Science Camp will be from 2:30-3:15 p.m.
On July 28, there will be Day Camp (camping) from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Garden will be from 12:15-1:30 p.m. Science Camp will be from 2-4 p.m.
Larry Nichols and his daughter, Mackenzie, were home for the Easton Field Days. They visited with his mom and other relatives while here.
Brian Bolster was also home for the Easton Field Days.
It was a week full of fun and activities. The Easton Field Days Committee did a great job again this year. Thanks to all of you on the Committee. Good job.
The Easton High school girls’ and boys’ teams came in second in the basketball tournament. They did a great job. The Frisbee-throwing contest was won by Ian Hitchcock, while Kody Carter and Elise Allen tied for second place. The hula hoop contest was won by Abby Poole, and Carla Halverson came in second, with Ian Hitchcock coming in third.
The three-legged race was won by Holden Turner and Reid Clark; second place was Zach Clark and Jonah Bacon; and the third-place winner was the team of Hunter Turner and Paige Nichols. The obstacle course was won by Nick Clark, with Matthew Poole coming in second and Kody Carter placing third. The water balloon toss was won by Brad Trask and Sam Bacon, with Carla Halverson and Abby Poole coming in second. Nick Clark and Connor Burtt placed third in that toss.
Softball throw (men only) was won by Brad Trask and James Desmond came in second. Sam Bacon won third place in the throw.
The frog-jumping contest was won by Carson Flewelling, with Eva Callioras coming in second with her frog, and third place was won by Delaney Leach.
The flower show was a great success this year, with a lot of beautiful flowers on display.
First place in the Holiday Arrangements was Jackie Bradley, Elise Allen came in second and Ellen Bradley came in third. The Wildflower category was won by Jackie Bradley. The Best Use of Color category was won by Becca Allen. Peoples’ Choice was won by Ellen Trask. Irene DaFonte won the Petite Arrangement award. Alex Allen won the Red, White and Blue category. Mary Lee Keep won first place in the Garden Flowers category. The Just Because You Like It category was won by Ellen Trask. Mickey Brown won the Men Only category. Gram’s Garden category was won by Sara Gilman. Sara also won first place in the Children’s category. Scott Allen won the Most Original Vase. Everyone did a wonderful job.
During the week, 25 ladies participated in the garden tours. We went to Terry Chalou’s first and saw all of his beautiful flower gardens and pond he is making. It was absolutely breathtaking. Next we went to Cathy Bradley’s. Her gardens were beautiful as well. John, I am really impressed with the rock wall you made. Good job. It is great. A lot of hard work has gone into these gardens, but they are all well worth it.
Last, we went to Marilyn Brown’s to see her gardens. They were very nice and she had a goldfish pond as well. While at Marilyn’s, we had light refreshments which were delicious. Thank you to all of you who had a part in the garden tour. All of your gardens make mine look sick.
Saturday night we were all entertained by Randy Judkins who did a great job. He had a lot of audience participation with the children and adults. It was a lot of fun. Afterwards, there were great fireworks on the school grounds. Sunday ended the fun-filled week with Brian Beverly singing gospel songs for us. He did a great job.
Easton High School girls’ soccer practice will begin on Monday, July 27, from 4-6 p.m. on the lower field, rain or shine. If you have any questions, contact Rachel Tomlinson at 551-7624. We will have practice Tuesday and Wednesday that week at the same time. Physicals must be completed in order to practice.
Anyone wishing to donate any of their garden fruits or vegetables to the Easton food pantry may do so. It would be greatly appreciated.
Debbie Smith is the correspondent for Easton. She can be reached by e-mail at debbiesmith04_69@hotmail.com or call 488-5530.
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PICTURED HERE are some of the ladies that went on the garden tour to Terry Chalou's garden. From left to right are: Ezalee Smith, Annie Gilespie, Heidi Thompson, Rebecca Allen, Joan Flewelling, Hillary Trainer, Dale Blanchard, Ellen Trask, Lynda Foren-Turner and an unidentified particpant. They are posing in front of Terry's pond he is making.
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SHARING SMILES — Pictured here with a Shriner Klown is Macy Smith at the Easton Parade. It was Macy's 4th birthday that day.
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HAVING FUN on the four-wheeler at Easton Field Days is Stephanie Budreau and Holden Turner.
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MRS. MCKINNEY RETIRED from the Easton school system after serving 39 years. Pictured here with her are Easton school board members, from left: Sandy Flewelling, Mrs. McKinney, Gaylon Flewelling, Mary Lee Keep, Tom Osgood and David Hopkins.
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MRS. FERN HULL RETIRED from the Easton school system after 30 years of service. Pictured here with her are school board members, from left to right: Sandy Flewelling, Mrs. Hull, Gaylen Flewelling, Mary Lee Keep, Tom Osgood and David Hopkins. We will miss you, Fern.
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GARDEN TOUR — Pictured here is Joan Flewelling of Easton at Terry Chalou's garden. We toured Terry's garden as part of the Field Days activities.
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RENA RICHARDSON is taking a break in the shade from the hot day at Terry Chalou's garden. His gardens are absolutely beautiful.
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TAKING A RIDE on the Whitney Express are, front to back: Ronnie Mitchell, Heidi Burtt, Sheri Carter, Hillary Trainer and Lynda Foren Turner. I guess some people never grow up. I wanted to go for a ride, too, but my legs were too long. Riding in the caboose hiding from view are Ellen Trask and Tammy Fuller.
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HERE RANDY JUDKINS tosses Tyler Ayotte blocks and has him catch them and line them up like dominos, as part of Field Days’ entertainment. They did a great job.
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HOLDEN TURNER is acting as a leaning post for Randy Judkins while performing at Easton Field Days. Randy did a great job and did a lot of audience participation during Field Days festivities in Easton.
