tryouts set for Sunday
CARIBOU — The Dutch Soccer Academy will hold tryouts for its DSA United travel teams Sunday afternoon at Caribou High School.
Aroostook County boys and girls are eligible to tryout for one of three competitive teams which will play games throughout the state this spring and fall.
Boys born after July 31, 1999 can try out for the Under 11 team from 2-4 p.m.
The Under 12 and 13 boys tryouts, for those born after July 31, 1997, will also take place from 2-4 p.m.
Under 11 and 12 girls tryouts will be held from 4-6 p.m. Those eligible for this team must be born after July 31, 1998.
Those who have not tried out for a DSA United travel team before must bring a copy of their birth certificate.
There is no cost to try out, but there will be a fee of $75 for those making the team, which will cover tournament and officiating fees plus the cost of a T-shirt.
Players making a DSA United travel team will play two games in Bangor sometime this spring, take part in a tournament in Augusta May 28 and a tournament in Bar Harbor June 4 and 5, as well as two fall scrimmages in Bangor and a Columbus Day weekend tourney in Sanford. Practices will also be held from time to time and will take place at Caribou High School.
For more information, call Tammy or Robbie Krul at 492-1147 or send an e-mail to dsa@dutchsocceracademy.com.
Moose permit lottery applications due Friday
AUGUSTA — Online applications for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s 2011 Moose Permit Lottery are due by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 13. The only applications still being accepted are those filed online at www.mefishwildlife.com.
“We’re encouraging applicants to apply online during the day or at their earliest convenience before the close of business at 5 p.m.,” said Bill Swan, Inland Fisheries and Wildlife director of licensing. “That way, if any questions arise, applicants can contact us so we can assist them.”
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife can be reached at (207) 287-8000.
This year, 3,205 permits will be allocated in the state’s 28 Wildlife Management Districts (WMDs). This is an increase of 65 permits from 2010, primarily in WMDs 22 and 25.
Season dates are: Sept. 26-Oct. 1: WMDs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 and 19; Oct. 10-15: WMDs 1-14, 17, 18, 19, 27 and 28; Nov. 7-12: WMDs 2, 3, 6 and 11; Oct. 31-Nov. 26: WMDs 15, 16, 22, 23, 25 and 26.
A “Maine Residents Only Day” is set for Oct. 29 in WMDs 15, 16, 22, 23, 25 and 26. Maine hunters need a lottery-drawn permit to hunt these districts on that day.
The 2011 Maine Moose Permit Lottery will be held Thursday, June 16 at Cabelas in Scarborough.
Varsity club honors
The Presque Isle Varsity Club and Big Cheese Pizza have recognized Connor Shaw and Isaac LaJoie as athletes of the week for April 11-23 and Matt Eager and Alecia Palmer with the same honor for April 25-30.
Shaw beat his Ellsworth opponent in the boys’ tennis team season opener held April 23, LaJoie had 12 hits and 12 steals and did not commit an error during the baseball team’s preseason trip, Eager placed second out of 61 runners in the 1,600-meter race at the April 30 MDI Relays track and field meet to qualify for the PVC championship and Palmer batted .428, did not walk a batter in four innings of work and was flawless in the field in her softball team’s doubleheader against MDI April 30.
All four received large, one-item pizzas, courtesy of Big Cheese Pizza in Presque Isle.
Zumba classes
The Presque Isle Recreation and Parks Department and Northern Zumba are pleased to offer ZUMBA classes Wednesday, Friday and Saturday mornings from 9-10 a.m.
The fee for the program is $6 per class or $50 for 10 classes. For more information, please contact the community center at 764-2545.
Birthday parties offered at recreation center
The Presque Isle Recreation and Parks Department will host birthday parties for ages 4 and up at the recreation center in addition to hosting parties at the indoor pool.
The recreation center is available Friday and Saturday nights from 6-8 p.m., with one hour of organized gym games included in the rental. Activities vary with age groups, but include wiffleball, soccer, basketball and kickball. Call 764-2545 for more information.
