The first day of hunting season was a busy one for the White family, with dad Andy doing his part, along with fellow Rotarians, serving at the early morning Hunter’s Breakfast sponsored by the Washburn Rotary. His son, Drew, joined him and they worked at the garage until noon, when the father and son team went hunting. Drew carried his 243 Rossi single shot rifle — last year’s birthday gift from his mom and dad.
Drew (the great) White (hunter) lived up to his “logo” and within a very short time, he scoped out his target and got his first deer ever, only taking two shots. The buck and three does were in a field on the Crick Road near their home. Drew’s buck weighed in at just over 124 pounds and his uncle Max Curtis dressed the deer out, with some assistance from Drew and Andy White. Also included in Drew’s hunting career was help from neighbor Jim LeClair and cousin Butch Levesque who had helped Drew site in the gun at the onset of the season and LeClair was present for the hunt.
Birthdays/anniversaries
Those celebrating birthdays this week are: Mindy Doody, Andrew Maynard, Eric Tilley, Lori McKeen, Lori Beaulieu, Courtney Hartsgrove, Barbara Turner, Jonathan Clayton, Bert Donovan, Celine Kilchenmann, Lisa Mette, Justin Doody, Edrick Timothy O’Donnell, Paul Kilchenmann, Kaylee Doody, Judy Belk, Muriel Corey, Nicole Olson, Chase Chandler, Jason Brown, Wayne Carter, Kevin Strid, Angel Farley, Sally Blakney, Bill Flewelling and Louis Ecenarro.
Anniversary wishes go out to: Burton and Bette Lou Tilley, Arnie and Brenda Devoe and Claude and Connie Markham.
Town notes
Today is Nov. 11, Veterans Day. Be sure and thank a veteran. Members of Washburn’s Oscar Dow Post 47 will be attending and paying their tribute at a special ceremony at the Northern Maine Veteran’s Cemetery in Caribou, starting at 11 a.m.
The ceremony will include representatives from many of Aroostook’s veterans’ groups, including: the Disabled American Veterans, American Legions, Veterans of Foreign Wars and those currently enlisted in our nation’s armed forces. Among those scheduled to attend the ceremony are Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, and U. S. Congressman Michael Michaud.
Right here at home, Troop 177 Washburn Boy Scouts will be putting out and taking down the American flags along Main St. This is a much-needed service to the community and is surely appreciated by all.
Please note that on Wednesday, Nov. 11, the Town Office will be closed to observe Veterans Day and will be reopening on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 a.m.
Tom Watt products are being sold the next week or so as a fund-raising project by Troop 177. The troop will also be selling Christmas trees. For more information on either of these events, please contact any Scout or leader.
There will be a rabies clinic offered by the Presque Isle Animal Hospital held on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Washburn Fire Department at 1287 Main St. from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Prices for rabies shots only for both dogs and cats are $8. All animals must be contained either on a leash or in a carrier. For further information contact Lisa Mette at 455-8485.
There is still a nice choice of coats available at no cost, as well as a table of jeans and other items available at the Washburn Civic Center.
The Washburn Memorial Library will be holding a special spaghetti supper and silent auction at the Washburn District Elementary School on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 4 to 6 p.m. The proceeds will go towards new public computers for the library, and tickets are $6 for adults, $3 for children with ages 5 and under being free, and a ticket for a family of four will be $15.
Looking ahead, on Thursday, Dec. 12, Santa Claus will be arriving in Washburn. He will be escorted on his annual tour through town by the volunteers of the Washburn Fire Department starting at 6 p.m. and meeting at the Town Park on Main St. at 6:30 p.m. to pass out goodies and treats to children. If the weather is too cold or otherwise inclement, Santa will move his operations to the Washburn Fire Station.
Rec Center schedule
The season for K-4 Rec Center basketball began on Tuesday, Nov. 10, and practice for grades 3 and 4 will be held on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the elementary school gym.
On Friday, Nov. 13, there will be a movie at the Rec center from 2:45 to 4:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Nov. 17, grades K to 2 will practice from 6:30 to 7:13 p.m. at the elementary school gym.
Men’s basketball will be held at the high school gym on Monday, Nov.16, from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
Girl Scout informational night
On Monday, Nov. 23, there will be a special parent information night held at the Washburn Rec Center starting at 6 p.m.
The meeting will be informal and friendly and is meant to give parents and guardians a chance to find out about participation in Girl Scouting in Washburn, as well as enlisting adult leader volunteers, helping to make a difference in our community.
Girl Scouts is for all girls between the ages of 5 to 17 and new or renewing registrations will be accepted. Information on financial assistance will be available for the annual membership fee of $12. Any interested volunteer is urged to stop by.
Library “bookmarks”
The Washburn Memorial Library recently held its first annual hotdog roast and prize night for the fall reading program. The theme was “Fall into Reading at your Library.” There were 28 participating in the program and 23 who completed it. They committed to a total of 394 hours for the three-week period and the actual hours read were 416. Nylah Drake won in the Easy Book category and brothers Brennan and Daelin Viola tied as winners in the Chapter Book category. Each child was given a goody bag of prizes for their work.
This was the first year for the program and will become a permanent fixture timed each year as the students get out of school for the potato harvest.
The library will be sponsoring a spaghetti supper and auction on Saturday, Nov. 14, along the menu includes salad, rolls and brownie a la mode for dessert. Cost of the evening is $15 for family of four, $6 for adults, $3 for students with youth under 5 going in for free. The event will include a 50/50 drawing and auction items include gift certificates, crafts, jewelry and quilts, and much more. Anyone wishing to see a full list of auction items may check out the Web site at hhtp://sites.google.com/site/washburnmemoriallibrary.
The library is also selling cookbooks featuring local cooks and their recipes as a fund-raiser for public computers. The price of each book will be $10 and a proof cookbook will be available to view at the supper auction, and advanced orders will be taken. Orders can also be placed by phoning the library at 455-4814 during regular hours, and the cookbooks will be arriving the last of November, just in time for Christmas gifts.
High school notes
On Saturday, Nov. 21, there will be a fund-raising supper/auction at the WDHS gymnasium to benefit the Washburn Varsity Club. The supper will begin at 5 p.m. and features a menu of baked stuffed chicken, vegetables and baked potatoes, as well as desserts, coffee, tea and milk. The auction will being at 6 p.m. and ticket price for the whole evening is a mere $5 per person and will be available at the door or from any Varsity Club member.
More donations are needed, and for further information, contact WDHS at 455-4501 during school hours.
Washburn District High School students in grades 9-12 involved in the European trip coming in April of 2011 still have a few days to raise money with the RADA knife sales going on through Saturday, Nov. 14. For more information, contact Andrea Hallett at WDHS.
Christie Cochran is the correspondent for Washburn, Wade and Perham. She can be reached at 455-8034 or gramchristie@yahoo.com.
