The Mapleton Daze Committee is hosting an evening of dinner and dancing this Saturday, March 28, at the Lion’s Hall. The dinner will consist of beans, hot dogs, chop suey, coleslaw, rolls and dessert. Dinner will be served from 4:30-6 p.m. followed by musical entertainment provided by Sound Friendships from 6-9 p.m.
Tickets will be sold at the door. Adults: dinner $6/entertainment $5 or a combination ticket for $10. Children 10 and under: dinner $3/entertainment $3 or a combination ticket for $5. Dancing is encouraged and welcomed!! Please come and help support the 21st annual Mapleton Daze Weekend scheduled for June 26-28.
Birthdays
Birthday wishes this week go out to Junior Bernier, Jill Ireland, Julie Brown, Elizabeth Richardson, Sarah McEachern, Martin Johndro, Rachael Millard, Bryan Schurman, Helen Finnemore, Elizabeth Doyen, Randy Stephenson, Isaac Currier, Walter St. Peter Jr., Wayne Matthew Bushey, Geneva Archer, Louise Boucher, Alma Libby, Katelyn Michaud, Stacey Smith, Isaac Clark and Erika Cole.
Anniversary
Happy anniversary to Gordon and Charlene Buzza March 29!
Community luncheon
The Castle Hill Advent Christian Church will be hosting a community luncheon TODAY, March 25, at 11:30 a.m. The menu will include fish chowder, rolls, etc. There will also be a time of fellowship. Please come and visit with your neighbors and bring along a friend, too! Contact Beth Pickens at 764-3190 with any questions.
100th birthday celebration
Mapleton’s oldest citizen, Forest H. Chandler, who resides at his home, will celebrate his 100th birthday Monday, April 6. To help our newest centenarian commemorate this very special day, his generations of family members hopes old acquaintances and friends will honor him with a shower of cards, letters or notes by mailing them to Forest H. Chandler, 1638 State Road, Mapleton, Maine 04757.
March birthdays celebrated
A birthday party was held recently at the Pizza House in Mapleton in honor of several residents celebrating a March birthday. Celebrating a birthday at the restaurant were Maxine Dow, Roxie Putnam, Chad Putnam, Isaac Braley, Carla Carney, Helen Finnemore, Arlene Baker and Ticky Allen. Over 30 attendees enjoyed lunch, cake and ice cream. Maxine Dow won the door prize.
Miss Pre-Teen and Miss Teen Presque Isle Pageants
Any girls in grades 3, 4 or 5 (Pre-Teen) and girls in grades 9 or 10 (Teen) interested in having fun, meeting new friends, and showcasing their talents are encouraged to participate in the upcoming Miss Pre-Teen and Miss Teen Presque Isle pageants. Please call 227-5300 or e-mail willettep@sad1.org for more information.
Mapleton Alumni Association
The Mapleton Alumni Association will hold its annual board meeting Monday, April 20 at Maple Tree Estates at 6:30 p.m. Agenda items include planning for the annual banquet and election of officers. All graduates are encouraged to attend.
Debbie’s Daycare
Debbie’s Daycare in Castle Hill celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a Green Party. Everyone wore green, had green snacks and made green projects! Lunch was in shamrock shapes and dessert was a birthday cake for Samantha Boulier who turned seven March 17. Those attending the celebration included Amanda Winslow, Samantha Boulier, Madelyn Buzza, Brayden Boulier, Carter Vigue, Morgan House and Jocelyn Rossi.
Quilts for local children
Do you like to sew? Do you have piles of scrap material that you don’t know what to do with? Would you like to help keep local children warm next winter? If you have been looking for a worthy cause to donate your time and energy to, here’s a suggestion. Several women have banded together to start making quilts for children in our tri-community that may be in need of something to keep them warm. The idea is to make 10.5 by 10.5-inch squares in any colors or prints (using 100 percent cotton fabric), keeping in mind that they will be in quilts for children newborn to 18 years of age. Patterns are available by seeing Sue Skidgell at the Mapleton Town Office, or you can use your own pattern. Donations of fabric are also welcomed. Any finished squares or fabric donations can be dropped off at the Town Office. If you would like to help sew, quilt, or bind these quilts, please let Sue know! You can contact her at home at 769-8741. Let’s share our talents to benefit our local children this coming Christmas!
Box Tops and Soup Labels
Have you noticed the colorful coupons on some of your grocery packaging that say “Box Tops for Education?” Have you wondered what they were for and who might benefit from them? What about the point coupons on the back of Campbell’s soup and Spaghetti O’s cans? Well, the students at the Mapleton Elementary School, under the direction of the Mapleton Parents Organization, have an on-going fund-raiser and would welcome the support of the community! All you need to do is cut out the “Box Tops” from any participating company’s product or remove the soup labels from your Campbell’s soup cans (as well as other Campbell’s products). If you have a student that attends MES, place those box tops and point coupons in a small bag and send it to school! If you would like your student to be eligible for monthly drawings for various prizes, write their name, grade and teacher on the back of the box tops. Anyone can collect these items and send them to the school or drop them off in the Main Office. The MPO receives 10 cents for each box top and credit toward products for the school with the Campbell’s points. What a great way to help the students in the community and do a little recycling in the process!
Mapleton United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church luncheon will be held Friday, March 27 at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to attend.
Mapleton Chapman Castle Hill Senior Citizens
The Mapleton Chapman Castle Hill Senior Citizens meets every Monday – except the fifth Monday – at Maple Tree Estates. All are welcome.
Mapleton Baptist Church service times
This Sunday, March 29 is the final day of “March Gladness.” Please come and join us for Sunday School! Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m. Classes are available for all ages. The church building is handicapped accessible. The morning worship service begins at 10:45 a.m.
Our prayer meeting is held at the home of Charlotte Tarbell at 7 p.m. Wednesday nights. There is also a daytime study at 12:30 p.m. Fridays at Maple Tree Estates on the Hughes Road. Interested persons are welcome to attend.
For questions about the ministries of Mapleton Baptist, please call Pastor Ken Phelps at 764-6776, Monday or Friday.
Registration begins for Mapleton Baptist Motorcoach Tour
The 2009 Mapleton Baptist Deluxe Motorcoach Tour, Aug. 3-7, is now accepting registrations. Featured in this year’s tour are the following: a guided tour of West Point Military Academy, a four-course dinner at the Culinary Institute of America, guided tours of Eleanor Roosevelt’s National Historic Site, Springwood, the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Vanderbilt Mansion and Kykuit, the home to four generations of the Rockefeller family. On the way home, the tour will stop for an overnight in Boston that includes dinner at Legal Seafood and a performance of “Shear Madness.”
Further information and registration forms are available at Goin’ Postal on North Street in Presque Isle, Pastor Ken Phelps (764-6776) or by calling Cyr Northstar Tours at 1-800-244-2335. Seats are limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-serviced basis.
(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).
