Mapleton Daze meeting scheduled
MAPLETON NEWS
by Jennifer Buzza
Mapleton Lions Club Secretary Terry Sandusky has announced that there will be a meeting Thursday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. for anyone who is interested in supporting the Mapleton Daze effort. The meeting will be held at the Mapleton Lions Club hall. Any club, organization, church or business is encouraged to send representatives to discuss and plan the 2012 Mapleton Daze weekend. Any volunteer who would like to support Mapleton Daze is also welcome to attend.
The Mapleton Lions Club believes Mapleton Daze is an important event for the three towns. Many of events will go forward including the Family and Friends Get Together on Friday night, the two-day Maple Meadow Farm Festival, the Mapleton High School Reunion Dinner, and the Haystack Historical Society Pie and Ice Cream Social. What is undecided is whether there will be volunteers to step forward for the Saturday morning children activities, the parade and other Mapleton Daze activities.
This meeting will provide an opportunity for everyone who is concerned about Mapleton Daze to come and plan the festival’s future. There will be a Mapleton Daze. The only question is, “Will you be willing to be part of its future?” Please come and join the effort.
Birthdays
Birthday wishes this week go out to Martin Carter, Ross Doyen, Joe Greaves, Donald Gilson Jr., Brooklyn Parker, Nancy Vigue, Adam Lafland, Maren Milliard, Carol Allen, Lucie Simpson, Lucas Wood, Leslie Farley and Tyler Dean.
Anniversaries
There are no anniversary wishes this week.
Church luncheon
The Mapleton United Methodist Church will be holding its monthly luncheon Friday, March 2 at 11:30 a.m. The public is invited to attend.
Scout Show
The Aroostook Centre Mall is once again opening its doors to local Boy and Girl Scouts for the annual Scout Show Saturday, March 3. Boy and Girl Scouts will be displaying their troops’ activities, projects, as well as recruiting new members during the show. Booths will be set up from one end of the mall to the other. The Boy Scouts will be holding their pinewood derby races and the public is invited to attend. The Girl Scouts will be celebrating their 100th birthday! Girl Scout Troop 691 from Easton will be collecting canned goods to benefit Catholic Charities of Maine as part of their “Food from the Heart” badge. If you are out shopping Saturday, make a point to stop in the Mall for a cup of coffee and browse the booths featuring our local Scouts!
Spaghetti dinner
There will be a spaghetti dinner fundraiser Saturday, March 10 at the Lion’s Hall in Mapleton from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The menu will include spaghetti with meat or meatless sauce, rolls, brownie a la mode and a beverage. Donations will be accepted. All proceeds will go toward the 2012 Discover D.C. Trip that will be taken during April vacation by students and staff from Presque Isle Middle School. This trip is not affiliated with SAD 1.
Jennifer Buzza is the correspondent for Mapleton, Castle Hill and Chapman. She can be reached at 760-9115 or by e-mail at jbuzza@ainop.com.
