MARS HILL NEWS
by Tomi Henderson
The Mars Hill Rotary Club met on Tuesday morning, June 7, at 6:30 at the Aroostook Health Center.The special speaker was Bruce Chapman, operations manager at First Wind’s Mars Hill facility. He spoke about the 28 turbines on Mars Hill Mountain.
First Wind employs three people (two local) while General Electric employs six people (five local) at the site. First Wind is responsible for the transmission of the power, while GE is responsible for maintenance and upkeep. Bruce showed pictures of some of the maintenance work being done and some of the damage done to the blades by lightening strikes.
Library sale
The Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library will be having a tag sale on June 17 and 18 at the old Grew’s store site at 4 Main Street in Mars Hill. Donations will be accepted for this sale on June 15 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the sale site. No clothing please! If anyone has any questions, contact Ione Dixon at 551-1172, Ryan Shaw at 429-9500 or the library at 429-9625.
New library hours
As of June 1, the Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library’s operating hours will be as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 8:30; Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. These new hours will add an additional five hours of open business for the public.
Bridgewater Historical Association
Donations are being accepted for the organization’s yard sales. Please, no clothes or electronics.
Once again thank you for all of the help. We look forward to seeing everyone at our events. Bridgewater Historical Association, P.O. Box 341, Bridgewater, Me 04735. For more information, contact Jann Votaw, president, at 425-7901.
Math Team
Congratulations to the sixth-grade Math Team from Fort Street Elementary School for placing third in the recent Northern Maine Math League competition. This league is comprised of eight Aroostook County schools, and 100 students from throughout Mars Hill, Presque Isle, Fort Fairfield, Madawaska, Houlton, Woodland, New Sweden and Fort Kent participated. It is a complete honor to have placed third. When you see these students, please congratulate them. The Fort Street Elementary sixth-grade Math Team is under the direction of Mrs. Jennifer Mahan.
Tomi Henderson is the correspondent for Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater and Westfield. She can be reached at 429-9126 or e-mail tomihen@yahoo.com.
