MARS HILL NEWS
There will be a Benefit Supper/Auction for Colby Scott on Saturday, Nov. 2. A turkey dinner with all the fixin’s will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. with the auction beginning at 6 p.m.
Colby had a bone marrow transplant in Boston on Sept. 18 and is still in the hospital in Boston. For more information or to donate items for the auction, call Joy at 429-9823. Items for the auction can also be dropped off at the Central Aroostook High School at the Superintendent’s Office.
Craft Fair
The annual Blaine Craft Fair, sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mars Hill and Blaine Community Center. To rent a table at the fair, call Cherry Cowen at 429-9892.
Fall Bazaar
The Mars Hill Methodist Church will be holding their annual Fall Bazaar in the vestry of the church on Saturday, Nov. 2, beginning at 9 a.m. Crafts and delicious baked goods, canned goods and candies (including divinity fudge) will be sold. There will be a luncheon of chicken or beef soup with a roll and a slice of pie served also. Please join us for this fun event.
Thanksgiving invitation
The Board of Directors of SAD 42 is inviting all senior citizens (60 years of age or older) who reside in Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater or E Plantation to join the students for Thanksgiving dinner in the cafeteria/music room at Central Aroostook High School on Thursday, Nov. 14, at noon.
To facilitate planning, anyone wanting to attend must call Wendy Grass by Monday, Nov. 11, at 425-2811 to make a reservation. We look forward to seeing you on Nov. 14.
Bridgewater happenings
Winter is at our doorstep and it is once again almost time to close the doors at the Bridgewater Historical Hall. This is a very sad event for all involved.
The support we have gotten from you, the public, is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
We do have the play, “I Only Have Fangs For You,” coming up next Saturday, Nov. 2, at 6 p.m. A sincere thank you for the generosity of the Smyrna/Merrill Hysterical Players. Tickets are $8 each and can be purchased at the door. There will be an intermission where refreshments will be served. We look forward to seeing you there.
Our Halloween Dance was great. There were so many great costumes and I don’t know how our judges, Trudi and Stephen Bradstreet and Larry Milbury, were able to choose the winners. They also had to judge our pumpkin contest. We were glad to see our tradition upheld where most everyone was in costume. There was a wide variety of great things to eat donated by the members.
Thursday night was our final music night of the year. Every year it gets tougher and tougher to end this event. Our crowds have grown and our crew gets closer. We wish to thank everyone who has become a part of this event: the musicians of Outside In, Pam Green, Simon Blawej Clair, Bob Heller, Hughie Gray, Eldon Lawrence, John Wayne Hall, and myself, Jann Votaw, have had a great time performing on stage for the BHA; the Thursday night kitchen crew of Sue Shaw, Sonny Votaw, and Stephanie Willette; our 50/50 girl, Gloria McCleary; and our photographer, Shirley Drew. Many of our members and wonderful audience have been so kind and donated many of our door prizes through the year. What a great bunch!
Every one of our members assists with “anything” that needs to be done at or for the hall: Shirley Drew, Alberta McDonald, Wayne Bradstreet, Pam Green, Sue Shaw, Dave and Gloria McCleary, Brenda Vennart, Eldon Lawrence, Stephanie Willette, and Sonny Votaw. These folks all put in numerous hours to help keep the hall up and running. Without these dedicated individuals the hall would fall apart. A huge thank you to each and every one of them. A special thank you to Luke Bradstreet for our lawn care and to Simon Blawej Clair for helping with various construction projects.
We may have another event after the play just before we shut down so again keep your eyes peeled for updates. See you at the play!
Mars Hill Rotary
The Mars Hill Rotary Club gathered on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 a.m. at the Aroostook Health Center. The speaker was Rotarian Rena Kearney, who showed slides of a 10-day bus trip through Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota she enjoyed in 1994 with her sister Leah and other friends.
Some of the beautiful sites they enjoyed included Mount Rushmore, Devil’s Tower, Yellowstone National Park, Old Faithful and the Grand Tetons. They also visited Fort Laramie, ranches, Custer’s battlefield, mining towns and South Pass as well as enjoying a rodeo in Cody, Wyo.
One very memorable site was the two-story outhouse — built such because of the deep snowfall that comes each winter!
Raffles
The Mars Hill Rotary Club will be holding a raffle for 100 gallons of fuel oil, donated by Dead River. Tickets are $1 each or $5 for six. See any Rotarian to buy your tickets today.
The Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library will be holding a raffle for four gas cards: two for $50 and two for $25. Tickets are $1 each or $5 for six. Both drawings will be held at the Dinner/Auction on Nov. 16. See any trustee or stop at the library to buy your tickets today.
Aroostook Health Center
Upcoming events for the week of Oct. 30 through Nov. 5 include: Wednesday, Crazy Cookie Day and will feature the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., a Cookie Party at 9:30 a.m., and Crossword Puzzle Challenge at 1:30 p.m. Thursday is Halloween and will have the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Trick or Treat Bingo at 9:30 a.m., Halloween Social Birthday Cake at 1:30 p.m. and the Faith Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m.; and as a special outing, Vicki and Connie will be hosting a Trunk or Treat station on Main Street as part of Mars Hill’s Halloween activities. Friday will feature Moving to Music at 9:30 a.m. and Crossword Puzzles at 1:30 p.m. Saturday will feature Karaoke with the Deschenes at 1:30 p.m. Sunday will have a Sunday Services with Jonathan at 1:30 p.m. Monday will feature Coffee Chat at 9:30 a.m., Nail Beautiful at 10 a.m., Catholic Mass at 1:30 p.m. and Gospel Group at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday will feature the Beauty Parlor at 8:30 a.m., Bingo at 9:30 a.m. and Card Games at 1:30 p.m. All of these activities are subject to change. If you would like to volunteer to help with any of these activities, call Connie or Vicki at 768-4915.
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.
